[ GLSA 200508-21 ] phpWebSite: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC and SQL injection

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200508-21
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: High
     Title: phpWebSite: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC and
            SQL injection
      Date: August 31, 2005
      Bugs: #102785
        ID: 200508-21

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Synopsis
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phpWebSite is vulnerable to multiple issues which result in the
execution of arbitrary code and SQL injection.

Background
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phpWebSite is a web site content management system.

Affected packages
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     Package              /   Vulnerable   /                Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  www-apps/phpwebsite     < 0.10.2_rc2                >= 0.10.2_rc2

Description
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phpWebSite uses an XML-RPC library that improperly handles XML-RPC
requests and responses with malformed nested tags. Furthermore,
"matrix_killer" reported that phpWebSite is vulnerable to an SQL
injection attack.

Impact
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A malicious remote user could exploit this vulnerability to inject
arbitrary PHP script code into eval() statements by sending a specially
crafted XML document, and also inject SQL commands to access the
underlying database directly.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All phpWebSite users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpwebsite-0.10.2_rc2"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-2498
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2498
  [ 2 ] Original Advisory
        http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0497.html

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-21.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
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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