SB2021051323 - Ubuntu update for awstats

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SB2021051323 - Ubuntu update for awstats

Published: May 13, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021051323
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000501)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Awstats version 7.6 and earlier is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw in the handling of the "config" and "migrate" parameters resulting in unauthenticated remote code execution.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29600)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35176)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the "config" parameter in the cgi-bin/awstats.pl script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References