CVE-2014-8606 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.04% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-06-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xcloner | xcloner |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin / Joomla! Component XCloner - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2014-11-10 |
References
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