XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla! wp-admin/admin-ajax.php file path traversal
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A vulnerability has been found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla! and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument file
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 06/10/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at vapid.dhs.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8606 since 11/04/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The entries 75826, 75827, 75828 and 75830 are related to this item.
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Remote: Yes
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Timeline
11/04/2014 🔍06/10/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vapid.dhs.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2014-8606 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 06/11/2015 10:18Updated: 04/05/2019 12:51
Changes: 06/11/2015 10:18 (47), 04/05/2019 12:51 (1)
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