VDB-75828 · CVE-2014-8605 · EDB 35212

XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla! Backup administrators/backups/ access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla! and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file administrators/backups/ of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8605. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.1 on WordPress/Joomla!. Affected is an unknown code of the file administrators/backups/ of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! stores database backup files with predictable names under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a backup file in administrators/backups/.

The weakness was presented 06/10/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vapid.dhs.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8605 since 11/04/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (35212). See VDB-75826, VDB-75827, VDB-75829 and VDB-75830 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

XCloner Plugin

Version

3.1.1

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

11/04/2014 🔍
06/10/2015 +218 days 🔍
06/10/2015 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +3645 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vapid.dhs.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-8605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75828
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2015 10:17
Updated: 06/03/2025 18:27
Changes: 06/11/2015 10:17 (49), 04/05/2019 12:46 (1), 06/03/2025 18:27 (27)
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