CVE-2022-46391

AWStats 7.x through 7.8 allows XSS in the hostinfo plugin due to printing a response from Net::XWhois without proper checks.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/eldy/AWStats/pull/226	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00010.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRFYH4DE3COMI3LJCOQQXA4FWOABU6Z2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MYUZIFVB4N3NK4WGNHRNXZKJITCJBJX4/
https://github.com/eldy/AWStats/pull/226	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00010.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRFYH4DE3COMI3LJCOQQXA4FWOABU6Z2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MYUZIFVB4N3NK4WGNHRNXZKJITCJBJX4/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-12-04 03:15

Updated : 2025-04-24 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-46391

Mitre link : CVE-2022-46391

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-46391

JSON object : View

Products Affected

awstats

awstats

debian

debian_linux

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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