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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0437 · published 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0437: Awstats vulnerability

Awstats · Awstats

Directory traversal vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary Perl modules via .. (dot dot) sequences in the loadplugin parameter.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.8% · top 22.4%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.3 and 6.4 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary Perl modules via .. (dot dot) sequences in the loadplugin parameter.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/14299 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/390368 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14299 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/390368 ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0437), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.