Fedora 12: awstats Security Update
Summary
Advanced Web Statistics is a powerful and featureful tool that generates
advanced web server graphic statistics. This server log analyzer works
from command line or as a CGI and shows you all information your log contains,
in graphical web pages. It can analyze a lot of web/wap/proxy servers like
Apache, IIS, Weblogic, Webstar, Squid, ... but also mail or ftp servers.
This program can measure visits, unique vistors, authenticated users, pages,
domains/countries, OS busiest times, robot visits, type of files, search
engines/keywords used, visits duration, HTTP errors and more...
Statistics can be updated from a browser or your scheduler.
The program also supports virtual servers, plugins and a lot of features.
With the default configuration, the statistics are available:
Update Information:
- Fix security in awredir.pl script by adding a security key required by default. - Enhance security of parameter sanitizing function.
Change Log
* Thu Nov 26 2009 Aurelien Bompard
References
[ 1 ] Bug #540404 - Awstats: awredir.pl - require security key by default and enhance security of parameter sanitizing function https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540404
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update awstats' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .