CVE-2017-1000501 [Critical] | Path Traversal in Awstats

CVE-2017-1000501 is rated High Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.55%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-01-25	5.92%	6.55%	+0.63%
2	2025-07-20	6.22%	5.92%	-0.29%
3	2025-03-30	—	6.22%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-01-25

5.92%

6.55%

+0.63%

2025-07-20

6.22%

5.92%

-0.29%

2025-03-30

—

6.22%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.0	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

7.5

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-1000501

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2017-1000501: 1 source package rows (awstats); 11 state rows across 11 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 11, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-1000501
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2017-1000501 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (awstats), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000501
`gentoo`	high	CVE-2017-1000501: 1 GLSA(s) (202007-37), 1 atom(s) (www-misc/awstats); latest impact high.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-1000501
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2017-1000501 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (awstats), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): released 4, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000501

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1000501

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
awstats	awstats	<= 7.6.0	cpe:2.3:a:awstats:awstats::::::::
debian	debian_linux	7.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-1000501

URL	Tags
http://www.awstats.org/	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/06c0ab29c1e5059d9e0279c6b64d573d619e1651	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eldy/awstats/commit/cf219843a74c951bf5986f3a7fffa3dcf99c3899	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00012.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4092	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2017-1000501

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1000501

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-1000501

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-1000501

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-1000501

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1000501

References for CVE-2017-1000501