Debian dla-4509 : awstats - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 303744

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4509 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4509-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb March 25, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : awstats Version : 7.8-2+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2025-63261

It was discovered that there was a potential command injection vulnerability in awstats, an analytics tool for web servers and similar services.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 7.8-2+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your awstats packages.

For the detailed security status of awstats please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/awstats

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the awstats packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 303744

File Name: debian_DLA-4509.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/25/2026

Updated: 3/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-63261

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:awstats

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-63261

Detections

Analytics