Name: CVE-2020-35176: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-35176, CWE-22, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00937

In AWStats through 7.8, cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config= accepts a partial absolute pathname (omitting the initial /etc), 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 and CVE-2020-29600.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade awstats	Mar 26, 2024	Dec 11, 2020
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Dec 11, 2020
Debian	—	Upgrade awstats	Dec 29, 2020	Dec 12, 2020
Freebsd	—	Upgrade awstats	Jan 24, 2023	Jan 23, 2023
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade awstats (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade awstats	May 14, 2021	Dec 12, 2020

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CVSS Details

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