CVE-2014-8603

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 v2.0

6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

6.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93th percentile

Published

2015-06-10

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35212

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2014-8598
• CVE-2014-8604
• CVE-2014-8596
• CVE-2014-8605
• CVE-2014-8586
• CVE-2014-8606