Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary Perl modules via .. (dot dot) sequences in the loadplugin parameter.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | awstats | 6.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | awstats | 6.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | awstats | 6.3-1 | — |
References
- 14299 third-party-advisory
- 20050214 AWStats <= 6.4 Multiple vulnerabilities mailing-list