CVE-2008-3714

AWStats 6.8 - Cross-Site Scripting via Query String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3714. PoCs published by Morgan Todd.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AWStats 6.8 by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the 'config' parameter in the URL. The PoC uses an 'onload' event to trigger an alert box displaying the document domain.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query_string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3681 and CVE-2006-1945.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Morgan Todd · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32258

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AWStats 6.8 by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the 'config' parameter in the URL. The PoC uses an 'onload' event to trigger an alert box displaying the document domain.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AWStats 6.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable version of AWStats accessible via a web browser
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31519
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32939
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31759
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1679
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2399
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020704
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44504
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:203
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30730
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0405
EPSS Percentile 88.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
awstats/awstats 6.8
Published Aug 19, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026