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Posted to users@ws.apache.org by Pa...@emc.com on 2006/05/02 21:23:11 UTC

XML-RPC security question and Apache implementation

Hello,

Is the Apache implementation of XML-RPC patched in terms of the eval()
security hole?

Here is what I have read at the following site
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-271.html
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-271.html> 

"A vulnerability has been reported in XML-RPC due to insufficient
sanitization of certain XML tags that are nested in parsed documents being
used in an 'eval()' call, which could let a remote malicious user execute
arbitrary PHP code."

TIA,
-Don

Re: XML-RPC security question and Apache implementation

Posted by Adam Taft <ad...@hydroblaster.com>.

Apache's XML-RPC is a Java based implementation.  The vulnerability in 
question is PHP related only.  Not seeing how this could be a problem.


Pannese_Donald@emc.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Is the Apache implementation of XML-RPC patched in terms of the eval()
> security hole?
> 
> Here is what I have read at the following site
> http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-271.html
> <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-271.html> 
> 
> "A vulnerability has been reported in XML-RPC due to insufficient
> sanitization of certain XML tags that are nested in parsed documents being
> used in an 'eval()' call, which could let a remote malicious user execute
> arbitrary PHP code."
> 
> TIA,
> -Don
>