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    CVE-2008-5080

    awstats.pl in AWStats 6.8 and earlier does not properly remove quote characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the query_string parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3714.

    Published:Dec 3, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 3, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00396
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Awstats
    Product
    Awstats

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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