CVE-2006-1945

AWStats < 6.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Config Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-1945. PoCs published by r0t.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in AWStats by injecting malicious scripts into URL parameters. The PoC provides specific URLs that trigger the vulnerabilities when accessed.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the config parameter. NOTE: this might be the same core issue as CVE-2005-2732.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by r0t · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27694

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in AWStats by injecting malicious scripts into URL parameters. The PoC provides specific URLs that trigger the vulnerabilities when accessed.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AWStats version 6.5 (build 1.857) and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the AWStats web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20496
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/04/awstats-65-vuln.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17621
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.0483
EPSS Percentile 90.8%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
awstats/awstats 6.0
awstats/awstats 6.1
awstats/awstats 6.2
awstats/awstats 6.3
awstats/awstats 6.4
awstats/awstats 6.5
awstats/awstats < 6.5_1.857
Published Apr 20, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026