CVE-2020-35948
It gave authenticated attackers the ability to modify arbitrary files, including PHP files.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 24.94% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 1 July 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- xcloner/xcloner
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 24.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.