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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200507-01] PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200507-01] PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability |
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PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-01 (PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability) James Bercegay of GulfTech Security Research discovered that the PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries fail to sanatize input sent using the "POST" method. Impact A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP script code by sending a specially crafted XML document to web applications making use of these libraries. Workaround There are no known workarounds at this time. References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1921 http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00088-07022005 Solution: All PEAR-XML_RPC users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC-1.3.1" All phpxmlrpc users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/phpxmlrpc-1.1.1" Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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