[Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200507-06 ] TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-06

                                        http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity: High
Title: TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution through XML-RPC
Date: July 06, 2005
Bugs: #97648
ID: 200507-06

Synopsis

TikiWiki includes PHP XML-RPC code, making it vulnerable to arbitrary
command execution.

Background

TikiWiki is a web-based groupware and content management system (CMS),
using PHP, ADOdb and Smarty. TikiWiki includes vulnerable PHP XML-RPC
code.

Affected packages

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 Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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1 www-apps/tikiwiki < 1.8.5-r1 >= 1.8.5-r1

Description

TikiWiki is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution as described in
GLSA 200507-01.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
PHP code by sending specially crafted XML data.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.8.5-r1&quot;

References

[ 1 ] GLSA 200507-01
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-01.xml
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-1921
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1921

Availability

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-06.xml

Concerns?

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.