CVE-2014-7228
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-7228 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-11-03 22:55:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 2.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Joomla | Joomla! | 3.3.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [20140903] - Core - Remote File Inclusion | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | developer.joomla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Joomla! 3.3.4 / Akeeba Kickstart – Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-7228) | Reiners' Weblog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | websec.wordpress.com | Exploit |
| Security update, September 2014 - AkeebaBackup.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.akeebabackup.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.