GLSA 200508-18 PhpWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC

Posted by Bob on: 08/26/2005 09:37 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - PhpWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: PhpWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC
Date: August 26, 2005
Bugs: #102380
ID: 200508-18

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Synopsis
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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
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/phpwiki lt; 1.3.10-r2 gt;= 1.3.10-r2

Description
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PhpWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=www-apps/phpwiki-1.3.10-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2498
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nameÊN-2005-2498

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-18.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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