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TI-2023-30663 Aliases GHSA-m95x-m25c-w9mp

XML-RPC for PHP allows access to local files via malicious argument to the Client::send method

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

Abusing the `$method` argument of Client::send, it was possible to force the client to _access local files_ or _connect to undesired urls_ instead of the intended target server's url (the one used in the Client constructor). This weakness only affects installations where all the following conditions apply, at the same time: - the xmlrpc Client is used, ie. not xmlrpc servers - untrusted data (eg. data from remote users) is used as value for the `$method` argument of method `Client::send()`, in conjunction with conditions which trigger usage of curl as http transport (ie. either using the https, http11 or http2 protocols, or calling `Client::setUseCurl()` beforehand) - either have set the Clients `return_type` property to 'xml', or make the resulting Response's object `httpResponse` member, which is intended to be used for debugging purposes only, available to 3rd parties, eg. by displaying it to the end user or serializing it in some storage (note that the same data can also be accessed via magic property `Response::raw_data`, and in the Request's `httpResponse` member) This is most likely a very uncommon usage scenario, and as such the chances of exploitation of this issue may be low. If it is not possible to upgrade to this release of the library at this time, a proactive security measure, to avoid the Client accessing any local file on the server which hosts it, is to add the following call to your code: $client->setCurlOptions([CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS, CURLPROTO_HTTPS|CURLPROTO_HTTP]); Originally reported as issue #81

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed phpxmlrpc/phpxmlrpc (Packagist): 4.9.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—phpxmlrpc/phpxmlrpc (Packagist)before 4.9.04.9.0Patch availableGHSA-m95x-m25c-w9mp
  • phpxmlrpc/phpxmlrpc (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.9.0 Fixed in 4.9.0 Patch available GHSA-m95x-m25c-w9mp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-m95x-m25c-w9mp phpxmlrpc/phpxmlrpc (Packagist) Fixed in 4.9.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-m95x-m25c-w9mp

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