CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1921

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Eval injection vulnerability in PEAR XML_RPC up to version 1.3.0 and PHPXMLRPC up to version 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted XML file that is not properly sanitized before being used in an eval statement. This flaw affects many popular CMS and applications such as WordPress, Drupal, Serendipity, eGroupware, TikiWiki, and others.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can fully compromise the server by executing arbitrary PHP commands, leading to data theft, content modification, or complete system takeover.

Recommendation

Immediately update PEAR XML_RPC to a version later than 1.3.0 and PHPXMLRPC to a version later than 1.1, and check for available patches in the affected applications (WordPress, Drupal, etc.).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Eval injection vulnerability in PEAR XML_RPC 1.3.0 and earlier (aka XML-RPC or xmlrpc) and PHPXMLRPC (aka XML-RPC For PHP or php-xmlrpc) 1.1 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) WordPress, (2) Serendipity, (3) Drupal, (4) egroupware, (5) MailWatch, (6) TikiWiki, (7) phpWebSite, (8) Ampache, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an XML file, which is not properly sanitized before being used in an eval statement.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS