CVE-2020-35948 EXPLOIT
9.9
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 24.9% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 24.94% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-863 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2021-01-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xcloner | xcloner |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wordpress Plugin XCloner 4.2.12 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) | 2021-07-01 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/
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