CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-7228

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Akeeba Restore (restore.php) allows remote attackers to bypass encryption and execute arbitrary code via a command message that extracts a crafted archive. This affects multiple versions of Joomla!, Akeeba Backup, and other components.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to remote code execution, potentially leading to data loss, system takeover, or other serious security incidents.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest versions of Akeeba Backup and other mentioned components to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS