CVE-2014-2996 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in XCloner Standalone when specific backup features are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2996?
CVE-2014-2996 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XCloner Standalone 3.5 and earlier, when enable_db_backup and sql_mem are enabled, allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dbbackup_comp parameter in a generate action to index2.php. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries, since administrators might already have the privileges to execute code. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2014-2579.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xcloner Xcloner.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-2996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj46-j682-p569.