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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-2996

CVE-2014-2996

Description

XCloner Standalone 3.5 and earlier, when enable_db_backup and sql_mem are enabled, allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dbbackup_comp parameter in a generate action to index2.php. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries, since administrators might already have the privileges to execute code. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2014-2579.

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Affected products

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  • Xcloner/Xcloner2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:*:*:standalone:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:*:*:standalone:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.5
    • (no CPE)range: <=3.5

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