CVE-2008-5080
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CVE-2008-5080 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Awstats | Awstats | <= 6.8 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.0 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.1 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.2 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.3 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.4 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.5 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.6 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.7 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.8 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 5.9 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.0 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.1 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.2 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.3 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.4 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.5 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.6 |
| Awstats | Awstats | 6.7 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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