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CVE-2008-5080

Published: Dec 3, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

awstats awstats

On-prem

Enterprise Software / bi-reporting

awstatsoss-projectEnterprise Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

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References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432#21

bugs.debian.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33002

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1

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Timeline

Published

Dec 3, 2008

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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