CVE-2014-7228

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

Akeeba Restore (restore.php), as used in Joomla! 2.5.4 through 2.5.25, 3.x through 3.2.5, and 3.3.0 through 3.3.4; Akeeba Backup for Joomla! Professional 3.0.0 through 4.0.2; Backup Professional for WordPress 1.0.b1 through 1.1.3; Solo 1.0.b1 through 1.1.2; Admin Tools Core and Professional 2.0.0 through 2.4.4; and CMS Update 1.0.a1 through 1.0.1, when performing a backup or update for an archive, does not delete parameters from $_GET and $_POST when it is cleansing $_REQUEST, but later accesses $_GET and $_POST using the getQueryParam function, which allows remote attackers to bypass encryption and execute arbitrary code via a command message that extracts a crafted archive.

Akeeba Restore (restore.php), as used in Joomla! 2.5.4 through 2.5.25, 3.x through 3.2.5, and 3.3.0 through 3.3.4; Akeeba Backup for Joomla! Professional 3.0.0 through 4.0.2; Backup Professional for WordPress 1.0.b1 through 1.1.3; Solo 1.0.b1 through 1.1.2; Admin Tools Core and Professional 2.0.0 through 2.4.4; and CMS Update 1.0.a1 through 1.0.1, when performing a backup or update for an archive, does not delete parameters from $_GET and $_POST when it is cleansing $_REQUEST, but later accesses $_GET and $_POST using the getQueryParam function, which allows remote attackers to bypass encryption and execute arbitrary code via a command message that extracts a crafted archive.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Joomla!

First reported 10 years ago

2014-11-03 22:55:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-05-09 15:36:00

Affected Software

Joomla! 2.5.4

2.5.4

Joomla! 2.5.5

2.5.5

Joomla! 2.5.6

2.5.6

Joomla! 2.5.7

2.5.7

Joomla! 2.5.8

2.5.8

Joomla! 2.5.9

2.5.9

Joomla! 2.5.10

2.5.10

Joomla! 2.5.11

2.5.11

Joomla! 2.5.12

2.5.12

Joomla! 2.5.13

2.5.13

Joomla! 2.5.14

2.5.14

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.15

2.5.15

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.16

2.5.16

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.17

2.5.17

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.18

2.5.18

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.19

2.5.19

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.20

2.5.20

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.21

2.5.21

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.22

2.5.22

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.23

2.5.23

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.24

2.5.24

Joomla Joomla! 2.5.25

2.5.25

Joomla! 3.0.0

3.0.0

Joomla! 3.0.1

3.0.1

Joomla! 3.0.2

3.0.2

Joomla! 3.0.3

3.0.3

Joomla! 3.0.4

3.0.4

Joomla! 3.1.0

3.1.0

Joomla! 3.1.1

3.1.1

Joomla! 3.1.2

3.1.2

Joomla! 3.1.3

3.1.3

Joomla! 3.1.4

3.1.4

Joomla! 3.1.5

3.1.5

Joomla Joomla! 3.1.6

3.1.6

Joomla Joomla! 3.2.0

3.2.0

Joomla Joomla! 3.2.1

3.2.1

Joomla Joomla! 3.2.2

3.2.2

Joomla Joomla! 3.2.3

3.2.3

Joomla Joomla! 3.2.4

3.2.4

Joomla! 3.2.5

3.2.5

Joomla Joomla! 3.3.0

3.3.0

Joomla Joomla! 3.3.1

3.3.1

Joomla Joomla! 3.3.2

3.3.2

Joomla Joomla! 3.3.3

3.3.3

Joomla Joomla! 3.3.4

3.3.4

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