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XML-RPC for PHP PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15852
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Release Date:
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2005-06-29
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Last Update:
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2005-07-01
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Popularity:
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60,866 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| 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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