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TI-2014-07069 Aliases CVE-2014-8605GHSA-4pw7-wf99-mgcj

The XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! stores database backup files…

Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06878 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*3.1.1VulnerableXcloner
cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*3.5.1VulnerableXcloner
  • cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xcloner
  • cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Xcloner

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8605
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pw7-wf99-mgcj

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2020-18389 An issue was discovered in the XCloner Backup and Restore plugin before 4.2.13 for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2020-18391 An issue was discovered in the XCloner Backup and Restore plugin before 4.2.153 for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-02395 XCloner Standalone 3.5 and earlier, when enable_db_backup and sql_mem are enabled, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2014-02066 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in XCloner Standalone 3.5 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2014-07067 cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla!… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2014-01857 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the XCloner plugin before 3.1.1 for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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