XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla! cloner.functions.php input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla!. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file cloner.functions.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8603. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla!. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file cloner.functions.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 06/10/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at vapid.dhs.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8603 since 11/04/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:cloner.functions.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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (35212). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-75827, VDB-75828, VDB-75829 and VDB-75830. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• XCloner Plugin

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• 3.1.1

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