#VU72633 Cross-site scripting in AWStats - CVE-2022-46391

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72633

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46391

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
AWStats
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: awstats.sourceforge.net

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the hostinfo plugin due to printing a response from Net::XWhois without proper checks. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AWStats: 7.0 - 7.8

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External links
https://github.com/eldy/AWStats/pull/226
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00010.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRFYH4DE3COMI3LJCOQQXA4FWOABU6Z2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MYUZIFVB4N3NK4WGNHRNXZKJITCJBJX4/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.