TITLE:
phpRPC Library Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19028

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpRPC 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/8354/

DESCRIPTION:
James Bercegay has reported a vulnerability in phpRPC, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "decode()"
function in rpc_decoder.php when decoding received XML data. This can
be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code via a specially-crafted XML
request.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.7 and prior. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The library is reportedly no longer being maintained.

Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
James Bercegay, GulfTech Security Research Team.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00105-02262006

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