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ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000501
Vulnerability in awstats (ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000501)
Summary
vulnerability in awstats (ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000501). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `7.6-r2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000501** has been found in awstats.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade awstats to **7.6-r2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "awstats ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000501" on the vendor's site.
ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000501 (awstats) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `7.6-r2` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in awstats.
📍 Affected scope
awstats — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **7.6-r2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'awstats' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'awstats' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `awstats` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade awstats to 7.6-r2ステージング環境で 7.6-r2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Alpine:v3.10
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.11
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.12
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.13
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.14
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.15
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.16
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.17
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.18
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.19
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.20
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.21
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.22
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.4
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.5-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.5
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.5-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.6
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r1"}]}]
Alpine:v3.7
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.8
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.9
awstats
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.6-r2"}]}]