The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the migrate parameter.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2237
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26287
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/285-1/
• http://awstats.sourceforge.net/awstats_security_news.php
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19969
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20170
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20186
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20496
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20710
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1058
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_33_awstats.html
• http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstats
• http://www.osvdb.org/25284
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17844
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1678
• http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/2df297a2-dc74-11da-a22b-000c6ec775d9.html