USN-5899-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5899-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5899-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5899-1
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Published
2023-02-28T08:23:55.689632Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:16Z
Summary
awstats vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that AWStats did not properly sanitize the content of whois responses in the hostinfo plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / awstats

Package

Name
awstats
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/awstats@7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4+esm2

Affected versions

7.*

7.4+dfsg-1
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4+esm2",
            "binary_name": "awstats"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-46391",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / awstats

Package

Name
awstats
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/awstats@7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2

Affected versions

7.*

7.6+dfsg-1
7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2
7.6+dfsg-2
7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "awstats"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-46391",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / awstats

Package

Name
awstats
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/awstats@7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.2

Affected versions

7.*

7.6+dfsg-2
7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "awstats"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-46391",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / awstats

Package

Name
awstats
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/awstats@7.8-2ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.8-2ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

7.*

7.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.8-2ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "awstats"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-46391",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}