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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3714 · published 19 August 2008

CVE-2008-3714: Awstats cross-site scripting vulnerability

Awstats · Awstats

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.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
32References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_changelog.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432
http://secunia.com/advisories/31519 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32939
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2001151&group_id=13764&atid=113764
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1679
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:203
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30730
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020704
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2399
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44504
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00107.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00355.html
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_changelog.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495432
http://secunia.com/advisories/31519 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32939
http://secunia.com/advisories/33002
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2001151&group_id=13764&atid=113764
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1679
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:203
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30730
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020704
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-686-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2399
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44504
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00107.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00355.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3714), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.