Unscored severity · published Feb 9, 2005
CVE-2005-0362
awstats.pl in AWStats 6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) "pluginmode", (2) "loadplugin", or (3) "noloadplugin"…
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CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
awstats.pl in AWStats 6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) "pluginmode", (2) "loadplugin", or (3) "noloadplugin" parameters.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AW
Awstats · Awstats
4.0; 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; +8 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0362
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0362
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=294488
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/16089
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