# CVE-2014-8605: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access sensitive database backups via predictable filenames in the web root, exposing confidential data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4pw7-wf99-mgcj

## What is CVE-2014-8605?

CVE-2014-8605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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/.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8605?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xcloner Xcloner.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin / Joomla! Component XCloner - Multiple Vulnerabilities (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-2014-2996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2996/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2014-2340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2340/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8605 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-2014-8605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8605/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8605

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8605/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.