# CVE-2005-1527: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary Perl code in AWStats via HTTP Referrer when URLPlugin is enabled, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1527, DSA-892-1, GHSA-7rg7-c2wp-3xxr

## What is CVE-2005-1527?

CVE-2005-1527 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Eval injection vulnerability in awstats.pl in AWStats 6.4 and earlier, when a URLPlugin is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the HTTP Referrer, which is used in a $url parameter that is inserted into an eval function call.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1527?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Awstats Awstats, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1527?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2005-1527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2020-29600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29600/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000501/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-63261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63261/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2010-4367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4367/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-4368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4368/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1527 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1527 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1527/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1527/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1527
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1527
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1527

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