CVE-2014-7228: Joomla!

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 55.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Joomla! Joomla!: version 2.5.4 only; version 2.5.5 only; version 2.5.6 only; version 2.5.7 only; version 2.5.8 only; version 2.5.9 only; …

Published 2014-11-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.