Name: CVE-2020-29600: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-29600, CWE-22, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.02292

In AWStats through 7.7, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts an absolute pathname, even though it was intended to only read a file in the /etc/awstats/awstats.conf format. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000501.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade awstats	Oct 1, 2024	Dec 7, 2020
Debian	—	Upgrade awstats	Dec 29, 2020	Dec 7, 2020
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade awstatsUpgrade awstats (Ubuntu Pro)	May 14, 2021	Dec 7, 2020

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CVSS Details

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