CVE-2005-0436 describes a direct code injection vulnerability in awstats.pl within AWStats versions 6.3 and 6.4, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code through the PluginMode parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this high-severity flaw is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists for a denial-of-service attack, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.