CVE-2014-7228

high
Published 2014-11-03 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.akeebabackup.com/home/news/1605-security-update-sep-2014.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://developer.joomla.org/security/595-20140903-core-remote-file-inclusion.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.4
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.5
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.6
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.7
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.8
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.9
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.10
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.11
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.12
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.13
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.14
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.15
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.16
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.17
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.18
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.19
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.20
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.21
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.22
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.23
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.24
joomla joomlajoomla\!2.5.25
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.0.0
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.0.1
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.0.2
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.0.3
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.0.4
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.0
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.1
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.2
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.3
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.4
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.5
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.1.6
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.2.0
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.2.1
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.2.2
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.2.3
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.2.4
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.2.5
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.3.0
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.3.1
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.3.2
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.3.3
joomla joomlajoomla\!3.3.4

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.