---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drupal security advisory DRUPAL-SA-2005-003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-2005-003 Date: 2005-jun-29 Security risk: highly critical Impact: system access Where: from remote Vulnerability: arbitrary PHP code execution ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description ----------- A flaw has been discovered in the third-party XML-RPC library included with Drupal. An attacker could execute arbitrary PHP code on a target site. Versions affected ----------------- All versions Solution -------- Either remove the XML-RPC server, or upgrade to the latest Drupal version: - If you cannot upgrade immediately, you can secure your site by removing the XML-RPC server: simply remove the file 'xmlrpc.php' in the root of your Drupal directory. - If you are running Drupal 4.5.x, then upgrade to Drupal 4.5.4. - If you are running Drupal 4.6.x, then upgrade to Drupal 4.6.2. Contact ------- The security contact for Drupal can be reached at security@xxxxxxxxxx or using the form at http://drupal.org/contact. // Uwe Hermann, on behalf of the Drupal Security Team. -- Uwe Hermann <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.hermann-uwe.de | http://www.crazy-hacks.org http://www.it-services-uh.de | http://www.phpmeat.org http://www.unmaintained-free-software.org | http://www.holsham-traders.de
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