CVE-2014-8603
Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Remote Code Execution
highImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
7.2
CVSS Score
7.2
CVSS Score
high
Severity
3.1.2
Patched in
3385d
Time to patch
Description
cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the (1) file name when creating a backup or vectors related to the (2) $_CONFIG[tarpath], (3) $exclude, (4) $_CONFIG['tarcompress'], (5) $_CONFIG['filename'], (6) $_CONFIG['exfile_tar'], (7) $_CONFIG[sqldump], (8) $_CONFIG['mysql_host'], (9) $_CONFIG['mysql_pass'], (10) $_CONFIG['mysql_user'], (11) $database_name, or (12) $sqlfile variable.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<3.1.2PublishedOctober 17, 2014
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginxcloner-backup-and-restore
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