{
    "id": "CVE-2014-7228",
    "published": "2014-11-03 22:55:08",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:14:35",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-310",
    "description": "Akeeba Restore (restore.php), as used in Joomla! 2.5.4 through 2.5.25, 3.x through 3.2.5, and 3.3.0 through 3.3.4; Akeeba Backup for Joomla! Professional 3.0.0 through 4.0.2; Backup Professional for WordPress 1.0.b1 through 1.1.3; Solo 1.0.b1 through 1.1.2; Admin Tools Core and Professional 2.0.0 through 2.4.4; and CMS Update 1.0.a1 through 1.0.1, when performing a backup or update for an archive, does not delete parameters from $_GET and $_POST when it is cleansing $_REQUEST, but later accesses $_GET and $_POST using the getQueryParam function, which allows remote attackers to bypass encryption and execute arbitrary code via a command message that extracts a crafted archive.",
    "epss_score": "0.55404",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99005",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "joomla",
            "product": "joomla\\!"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "35033",
            "title": "Joomla! Component Akeeba Kickstart - Unserialize Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2014-10-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35033"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://developer.joomla.org/security/595-20140903-core-remote-file-inclusion.html",
        "http://websec.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/joomla-3-3-4-akeeba-kickstart-remote-code-execution-cve-2014-7228/",
        "https://www.akeebabackup.com/home/news/1605-security-update-sep-2014.html",
        "http://developer.joomla.org/security/595-20140903-core-remote-file-inclusion.html",
        "http://websec.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/joomla-3-3-4-akeeba-kickstart-remote-code-execution-cve-2014-7228/",
        "https://www.akeebabackup.com/home/news/1605-security-update-sep-2014.html"
    ]
}