7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-7228
Akeeba Restore Joomla File Inclusion Consumer Seitenlohner
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 3, 2014, 10:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-7228 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Joomla joomla\!

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-7228 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-7228 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://developer.joomla.org/security/595-20140903-core-remote-file-inclusion.html
    Added Reference http://websec.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/joomla-3-3-4-akeeba-kickstart-remote-code-execution-cve-2014-7228/
    Added Reference https://www.akeebabackup.com/home/news/1605-security-update-sep-2014.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://developer.joomla.org/security/595-20140903-core-remote-file-inclusion.html Advisory, US Govt Resource http://developer.joomla.org/security/595-20140903-core-remote-file-inclusion.html Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-7228 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-7228 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.45 }} 0.43%

score

0.99541

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability