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TI-2005-00396 Aliases CVE-2005-0438GHSA-4cq8-hq5v-c3hx

awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by setting the debug parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03814 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableAwstats
cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableAwstats
  • cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Awstats
  • cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Awstats

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0438
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cq8-hq5v-c3hx
  3. 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  5. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

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  • TI-2005-00101 AWStats 6.1, and other versions before 6.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-02178 The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2010-04100 awstats.cgi in AWStats before 7.0 accepts a configdir parameter in the URL, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-17782 In AWStats through 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts an absolute pathname, even… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14709 Awstats version 7.6 and earlier is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw in the handling of… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2005-00394 Direct code injection vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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