vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: xcloner-backup-and-restore: CVE-2020-35948: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 18, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 18, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in the XCloner Backup and Restore plugin before 4.2.13 for WordPress. It gave authenticated attackers the ability to modify arbitrary files, including PHP files. Doing so would allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution. The xcloner_restore.php write_file_action could overwrite wp-config.php, for example. Alternatively, an attacker could create an exploit chain to obtain a database dump.
Solution
xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin-cve-2020-35948
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