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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.145067
Category:Web application abuses
Title:AWStats <= 7.8 File Read Vulnerability
Summary:AWStats is prone to a file read vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
AWStats is prone to a file read vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
In AWStats cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts a partial absolute
pathname (omitting the initial /etc), even though it was intended to only read a file in the
/etc/awstats/awstats.conf format. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for
CVE-2017-1000501 and CVE-2020-29600.

Affected Software/OS:
AWStats 7.8 and prior.

Solution:
An unreleased source code patch is available in the linked
references.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-35176
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRHYCKLW5VPM6KP2WZW6DCCVHVBG7YCW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47QZWKSRZYZFESYTLSW7A6KVKOOPL7IV/
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/issues/195
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00035.html
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