Check Point Advisories

AWStats configdir Parameter Remote Command Execution (CVE-2005-0116; CVE-2005-0362)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-2225
Date Published: 24 Nov 2014
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Monday 16 May, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2005-0116
CVE-2005-0362
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? AWStats version 6.2 and earlier.
Vulnerability Description A command execution vulnerability has been reported in AWStats. The vulnerability is due to failing of AWStats CGI script to properly sanitize user provided parameters. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the AWStats configdir Parameter Remote Command Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  AWStats configdir Parameter Remote Command Execution

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