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medium 6.5

CVE-2014-8603 json

cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla!

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8440

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.2%
EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35212)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35212 WordPress Plugin / Joomla! Component XCloner - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2014-11-10
  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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