Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin <= 3.1.2 - Remote Command Execution

2015-05-10 00:00

Larry W. Cashdollar

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.1.3

Affected PluginBackup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

Affected Version<= 3.1.2

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2015-4336

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Vulnerability Overview

cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing filenames with shell metacharacters, as demonstrated by using the backup comments feature to create the file.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4336 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cd7c763f-5c2b-407e-bdb1-4ea34fac5f4d

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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