FreeBSD : pear-XML_RPC -- arbitrary remote code execution (523fad14-eb9d-11d9-a8bd-000cf18bbe54)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18933

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

GulfTech Security Research Team reports :

PEAR XML_RPC is vulnerable to a very high risk php code injection vulnerability due to unsanatized data being passed into an eval() call.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18933

File Name: freebsd_pkg_523fad14eb9d11d9a8bd000cf18bbe54.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:pear-xml_rpc, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2005

Exploitable With

Metasploit (PHP XML-RPC Arbitrary Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1921

Detections

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