Is CVE-2014-2996 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2996 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2996?

CVE-2014-2996 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-2996

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 9.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 9.9% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-3018)
Published: April 25, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3018 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

xcloner / xcloner

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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