# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mj46-j682-p569

## 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 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2996?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- XCloner Standalone 3.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-35948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35948/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-35950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35950/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2579/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2014-2340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2340/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-13424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13424/): The XCloner component before 3.5.4 for Joomla! (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2996 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2996/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2996
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2996
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2996

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2996/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.