Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin 4.2.1 - 4.2.12 - Unprotected AJAX Actions

2020-08-18 00:00
Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 4.2.153
Affected Version4.2.1 – 4.2.12
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2020-35948
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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.153, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

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