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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840194
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-686-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'awstats' package(s) announced via the USN-686-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'awstats' package(s) announced via the USN-686-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Morgan Todd discovered that AWStats did not correctly strip quotes from
certain parameters, allowing for an XSS attack when running as a CGI.
If a user was tricked by a remote attacker into following a specially
crafted URL, the user's authentication information could be exposed for
the domain where AWStats was hosted.

Affected Software/OS:
'awstats' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3714
BugTraq ID: 30730
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30730
Debian Security Information: DSA-1679 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1679
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00107.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00355.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:203
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020704
http://secunia.com/advisories/31519
http://secunia.com/advisories/31759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32939
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2399
XForce ISS Database: awstats-awstats-xss(44504)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44504
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5080
33002
USN-686-1
awstats-querystring-xss(47116)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396
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