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CVE-2014-8603

Published: Jun 10, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.4%
Top 7.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
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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

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
xclonerxcloner
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
xclonercommercialConsumer Softwareaka xcloner

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/
vapid.dhs.org
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110
vapid.dhs.org

Timeline

Published
Jun 10, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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