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Re: Webalizer and AWStats

  • Subject: Re: Webalizer and AWStats
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 01:41:39 +0100
  • Newsgroups: alt.www.webmaster
  • References: <d3j96s$2ftf$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk> <pan.2005.04.13.18.09.34.670669@tobyinkster.co.uk>
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Toby Inkster wrote:

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> I discovered AWStats
> 
> I hope you're using a *very* recent version (i.e. 6.4 or above). There are
> some very nasty vulnerabilities in earlier versions.

I am on 6.3. Now you got me worried.

What vulnerabilities? I spot an attempt or two a day to access awstats.pl,
but these attempts are unsuccessful.

> In fact, there are probably a bunch of vulns yet to be discovered, so
> better still put it in its own directory and restrict it by password
> and/or IP address.

Now I am relieved. It is password-protected under my host's servers.

Roy

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Roy S. Schestowitz
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