GLSA 200508-18: PhpWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | PhpWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC |
| Date: | 08/26/2005 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200508-18 |
Synopsis
PhpWiki includes PHP XML-RPC code which is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution.Background
PhpWiki is an application that creates a web site where anyone can edit the pages through HTML forms.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-apps/phpwiki | < 1.3.10-r2 | >= 1.3.10-r2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Earlier versions of PhpWiki contain an XML-RPC library that improperly handles XML-RPC requests and responses with malformed nested tags.
Impact
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary PHP script code into eval() statements by sending a specially crafted XML document to PhpWiki.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All PhpWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpwiki-1.3.10-r2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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