CVE-2014-8605

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/.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/	Exploit
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110	Exploit
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/	Exploit
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.1.1:::::wordpress::
	cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.5.1:::::joomla\!::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-06-10 18:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-8605

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8605

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8605

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xcloner

xcloner

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

{"id": "CVE-2014-8605", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 5.0, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "accessComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 2.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2015-06-10T18:59:02.597", "references": [{"url": "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/", "tags": ["Exploit"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110", "tags": ["Exploit"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/", "tags": ["Exploit"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110", "tags": ["Exploit"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-264"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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/."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "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 informaci\u00f3n sensible a trav\u00e9s de una solicitud directa a un fichero de copias de seguridad en administrators/backups/."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "94299BFC-3053-4D5C-8D02-96DB0C6A0875"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:joomla\\!:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "ED77BB25-1C5C-4786-97C8-576215194DCF"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}