CVE-2014-8605
The XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! stores database backup files with...
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/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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/.
- Record
CVE-2014-8605- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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/.
- Record
CVE-2014-8605- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8442 No score
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/.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8442- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pw7-wf99-mgcj No score
The XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! stores database backup files with...
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/.
- Record
GHSA-4pw7-wf99-mgcj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin / Joomla! Component XCloner - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2014-11-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8605 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xcloner, published June 10, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.88%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.