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.
CVE-2006-2237
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 91% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 8, 2006
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (32)
- cve@mitrehttp://awstats.sourceforge.net/awstats_security_news.php
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/19969
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20170
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20186
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20496
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20710
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1058
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_33_awstats.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstats
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/25284
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17844
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1678
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/2df297a2-dc74-11da-a22b-000c6ec775d9.html
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26287
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | awstats () @ hoary | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-13 22:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 06:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 06:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-11 08:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 22:39 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-08 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-04 06:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-02 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-27 03:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-24 14:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-22 14:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-20 10:42 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-19 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-19 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-17 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-17 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-15 17:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 23:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-10 22:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-10 13:17 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 22:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 08:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 08:47 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-31 08:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 23:36 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-20 22:36 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-20 22:36 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16886✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 3, 2010
AWStats 6.4 < 6.5 - migrate Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-1755✓ verifiedFirst seen May 6, 2006
AWStats 6.5 - 'migrate' Remote Shell Command Injection
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-9909✓ verifiedFirst seen May 4, 2006
AWStats 6.4 < 6.5 - AllowToUpdateStatsFromBrowser Command Injection (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/awstats_migrate_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen May 4, 2006
AWStats migrate Remote Command Execution
Open source ↗
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