Unscored severity · published Dec 3, 2008
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…
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CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AW
Awstats · Awstats
through 6.8; 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4; +13 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5080
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5080
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474396
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47116
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