Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5080
awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2008-5080
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5080
0.35%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5080
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-5080
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-5080
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
USN-686-1: AWStats vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21
#495432 - XSS in awstats < 6.9beta (upstream bug 2001151) - Debian Bug report logs
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116
AWStats query_string cross-site scripting CVE-2008-5080 Vulnerability Report
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396
474396 – (CVE-2008-5080) CVE-2008-5080 awstats: incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714 XSS issueVendor Advisory
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