CVE-2020-35948 is a critical vulnerability affecting the XCloner Backup and Restore plugin for WordPress, versions prior to 4.2.13. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to modify arbitrary files, including sensitive PHP files like wp-config.php, leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.2.1, < 4.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xcloner:xcloner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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