CVE-2006-2644
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary...
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
- Record
CVE-2006-2644- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
- Record
CVE-2006-2644- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2643No score
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2643- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpq2-7cfm-gfc2No score
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary...
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
- Record
GHSA-cpq2-7cfm-gfc2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
- Record
CVE-2006-2644- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2644No score
AWStats 6.5, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using the configdir parameter to awstats.pl to upload a configuration file whose name contains shell metacharacters, then access that file using the LogFile directive.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2644- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2644 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Awstats, published May 26, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.71%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in awstats 6.5-2.
References
secunia.com/advisories/20710
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365910
osreviews.net/reviews/comm/awstats
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1998