CVE-2014-2579

7.6 · HIGH

Published Apr 25, 2014 xcloner CWE-352 EPSS 6.04% (93th pctl) AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-2579 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting xcloner xcloner. It was published on April 25, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in XCloner Standalone 3.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the administrator password via the config task to index2.php or (2) when the enable_db_backup and sql_mem options are enabled, access the database backup functionality via the dbbackup_comp parameter in the generate action to index2.php. NOTE: vector 2 might be a duplicate of CVE-2014-2340, which is for the XCloner Wordpress plugin. NOTE: remote attackers can leverage CVE-2014-2996 with vector 2 to execute arbitrary commands.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from xcloner. Update xcloner to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
xcloner	xcloner	0	Affected

References

Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32790 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531780/100/0/threaded Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/66751 Ref www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23207 Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32790 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531780/100/0/threaded Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/66751 Ref www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23207

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2579?

CVE-2014-2579 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting xcloner xcloner. It was published on April 25, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2579?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2579?

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