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awstats — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2237

The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the migrate parameter.

Products
awstats
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.5-2
CVEs
CVE-2006-2237
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2237

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 May 2006, 23:02 UTC

The web interface for AWStats 6.4 and 6.5, when statistics updates are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the migrate parameter.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2237

awstats

Fixed versions: 6.5-2

awstats

Fixed versions: 6.5-2

awstats

Fixed versions: 6.5-2

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:24.527513414Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410445,
  "published_at": "2006-05-08T23:02:00+00:00"
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