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TITLE:
XOOPS PHPMailer and XML-RPC Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16339

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16339/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Xoops 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/327/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in XOOPS, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to vulnerable versions of
PHPMailer and XML-RPC being used.

For more information:
SA15543
SA15852

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.2.1.

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA15543:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15543/

SA15852:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15852/

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