{
    "id": "CVE-2014-8603",
    "published": "2015-06-10 18:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:17:00",
    "cvss_score": "6.5",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the (1) file name when creating a backup or vectors related to the (2) $_CONFIG[tarpath], (3) $exclude, (4) $_CONFIG['tarcompress'], (5) $_CONFIG['filename'], (6) $_CONFIG['exfile_tar'], (7) $_CONFIG[sqldump], (8) $_CONFIG['mysql_host'], (9) $_CONFIG['mysql_pass'], (10) $_CONFIG['mysql_user'], (11) $database_name, or (12) $sqlfile variable.",
    "epss_score": "0.06197",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93286",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "xcloner",
            "product": "xcloner"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "35212",
            "title": "WordPress Plugin / Joomla! Component XCloner - Multiple Vulnerabilities",
            "date": "2014-11-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35212"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/",
        "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110",
        "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/",
        "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110"
    ]
}