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CVE-2014-8606

Published: Jun 10, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
4.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.2%
Top 7.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a json_return action in the xcloner_show page to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

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

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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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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