--- title: "CVE-2005-1921: Eval injection vulnerability in PEAR… | CubePath" description: "Eval injection vulnerability in PEAR XML_RPC 1.3.0 and earlier (aka XML-RPC or xmlrpc) and PHPXMLRPC (aka XML-RPC For PHP or php-xmlrpc) 1.1 and earlier…" language: en source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1921 --- # CVE-2005-1921: Eval injection vulnerability in PEAR… | CubePath ## Description Eval injection vulnerability in PEAR XML\_RPC 1.3.0 and earlier (aka XML-RPC or xmlrpc) and PHPXMLRPC (aka XML-RPC For PHP or php-xmlrpc) 1.1 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) WordPress, (2) Serendipity, (3) Drupal, (4) egroupware, (5) MailWatch, (6) TikiWiki, (7) phpWebSite, (8) Ampache, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an XML file, which is not properly sanitized before being used in an eval statement. Official description from the CVE record, published by redhat. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1921) ## Key data ### EPSS Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days. Score 0.79071 (79.1% probability) Percentile 99.6% Scores of Nov 10, 2026 Model v2026.06.15 ## References Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control. - [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:350](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A350) (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature - [DSA-789](http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789) (debian.org) vendor-advisory - [15947](http://secunia.com/advisories/15947) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15852](http://secunia.com/advisories/15852) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15944](http://secunia.com/advisories/15944) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [SUSE-SR:2005:018](http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005%5F18%5Fsr.html) (novell.com) vendor-advisory - [15883](http://secunia.com/advisories/15883) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15872](http://secunia.com/advisories/15872) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15895](http://secunia.com/advisories/15895) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11294](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11294) (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature - [1015336](http://securitytracker.com/id?1015336) (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry - [DSA-746](http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-746) (debian.org) vendor-advisory - [17674](http://secunia.com/advisories/17674) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [gulftech.org/?node=research&article\_id=00087-07012005](http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article%5Fid=00087-07012005) - [ADV-2005-2827](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2827) (vupen.com) vdb-entry - [15917](http://secunia.com/advisories/15917) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [DSA-747](http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-747) (debian.org) vendor-advisory - [SUSE-SA:2005:041](http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005%5F41%5Fphp%5Fpear.html) (novell.com) vendor-advisory - [hardened-php.net/advisory-022005.php](http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory-022005.php) - [SSRT051069](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419064/100/0/threaded) (securityfocus.com) vendor-advisory - [SUSE-SA:2005:051](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2) (marc.info) vendor-advisory - [15957](http://secunia.com/advisories/15957) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [ampache.org/announce/3\_3\_1\_2.php](http://www.ampache.org/announce/3%5F3%5F1%5F2.php) - [15810](http://secunia.com/advisories/15810) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [GLSA-200507-01](http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-01.xml) (security.gentoo.org) vendor-advisory - [drupal.org/security/drupal-sa-2005-003/advisory.txt](http://www.drupal.org/security/drupal-sa-2005-003/advisory.txt) - [14088](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14088) (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry - [16693](http://secunia.com/advisories/16693) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [20050629 Advisory 02/2005: Remote code execution in Serendipity](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112008638320145&w=2) (marc.info) mailing-list - [20050629 \[DRUPAL-SA-2005-003\] Drupal 4.6.2 / 4.5.4 fixes critical XML-RPC issue](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112015336720867&w=2) (marc.info) mailing-list - [GLSA-200507-07](http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-07.xml) (security.gentoo.org) vendor-advisory - [15904](http://secunia.com/advisories/15904) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15903](http://secunia.com/advisories/15903) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [SUSE-SA:2005:049](http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005%5F49%5Fphp.html) (novell.com) vendor-advisory - [sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release\_id=338803](http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release%5Fid=338803) - [17440](http://secunia.com/advisories/17440) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15922](http://secunia.com/advisories/15922) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15884](http://secunia.com/advisories/15884) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15916](http://secunia.com/advisories/15916) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [RHSA-2005:564](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-564.html) (redhat.com) vendor-advisory - [pear.php.net/package/XML\_RPC/download/1.3.1](http://pear.php.net/package/XML%5FRPC/download/1.3.1) - [16001](http://secunia.com/advisories/16001) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group\_id=87163](http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group%5Fid=87163) - [MDKSA-2005:109](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:109) (mandriva.com) vendor-advisory - [GLSA-200507-06](http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-06.xml) (security.gentoo.org) vendor-advisory - [DSA-745](http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-745) (debian.org) vendor-advisory - [15855](http://secunia.com/advisories/15855) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [16339](http://secunia.com/advisories/16339) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [18003](http://secunia.com/advisories/18003) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory - [15861](http://secunia.com/advisories/15861) (secunia.com) third-party-advisory ## Timeline 1. ID reserved Jun 8, 2005 2. Record published Jul 1, 2005 3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024 ## Look up another CVE ## About CubePath CubePath is a cloud provider with data centers in Europe and the United States. It offers VPS, bare metal servers and DDoS protection. [Cloud VPS](https://cubepath.com/vps) [DDoS protection](https://cubepath.com/ddos-protection) Data from the CVE Program (MITRE), CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. CVSS is owned by FIRST and used by permission. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MITRE, CISA or FIRST. Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 20:01 UTC. [Sources and licenses](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal)