CVE-2014-8605

Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Improper Access Control to Information Disclosure

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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/.

El plugin XCloner 3.1.1 para WordPress y 3.5.1 para Joomla! almacena ficheros de copias de seguridad de la base de datos con nombres previsibles bajo el root web con un control de acceso insuficiente, lo que permite a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible a través de una solicitud directa a un fichero de copias de seguridad en administrators/backups/.

XCloner plugin version 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! suffers from arbitrary command execution, MySQL password disclosure, database backups exposed, unauthenticated remote access, and various other vulnerabilities.

*Credits: Larry W. Cashdollar

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-10-17 CVE Published
2014-11-04 CVE Reserved
2014-11-10 First Exploit
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-10-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35212	2014-11-10
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1	2024-08-06
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xcloner Search vendor "Xcloner"		Xcloner Search vendor "Xcloner" for product "Xcloner"				3.1.1 Search vendor "Xcloner" for product "Xcloner" and version "3.1.1"		wordpress		Affected
Xcloner Search vendor "Xcloner"		Xcloner Search vendor "Xcloner" for product "Xcloner"				3.5.1 Search vendor "Xcloner" for product "Xcloner" and version "3.5.1"		joomla\!		Affected