Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-8606

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.
Published 2015-06-10 18:59:04
Updated 2015-06-11 18:33:27
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8606

EPSS FAQ
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 44 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8606

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.0
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-8606

  • 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.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-8606

Products affected by CVE-2014-8606

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