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XML-RPC for PHP PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA15852
Release Date: 2005-06-29
Last Update: 2005-07-01
Popularity: 60,845 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:XML-RPC for PHP 1.x

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Description:
James Bercegay has reported a vulnerability in XML-RPC for PHP, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed in an XML document is not properly sanitised before being used in an "eval()" call. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary PHP code via a specially crafted XML document.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.1 and prior.

Solution:
Update to version 1.1.1.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=34455

Provided and/or discovered by:
James Bercegay, GulfTech Security Research.

Changelog:
2005-06-30: New version released. Updated "Solution" section.
2005-07-01: James Bercegay released advisory. Updated "Description" section.

Original Advisory:
PostNuke:
http://news.postnuke.com/modules.php?...me=News&file=article&sid=2699

James Bercegay:
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00088-07022005


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