# CVE-2014-8606: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote administrators can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the XCloner plugin for WordPress and Joomla.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q78m-qp53-p6qw

## What is CVE-2014-8606?

CVE-2014-8606 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a json_return action in the xcloner_show page to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8606?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xcloner Xcloner.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8606 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-2014-8606 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8606 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8606 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-2014-8606/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8606/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8606
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8606
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8606

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