Description

WordPress Plugin Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently modify arbitrary files or obtain database dump. WordPress Plugin Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner versions starting from 4.2.1 and up to and including 4.2.12 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 4.2.13 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50077

https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2020-35948 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass