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CVE-2020-35948

CRITICAL

9.9

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.9

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/1/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

xcloner:xcloner

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948(cve@mitre.org)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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