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Drupal Arbitrary PHP Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks version of Drupal

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is prone to
arbitrary PHP code injection.

Description :

The version of Drupal installed on the remote host, according to its
version number, permits attackers to embed arbitrary PHP code when
submitting a comment or posting. Note that successful exploitation
requires that public comments or postings be permited in Drupal.

See also :

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112015287827452&w=2
http://drupal.org/drupal-4.6.2

Solution :

Upgrade to Drupal version 4.5.4 / 4.6.2 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 14110

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