Critical severity9.9NVD Advisory· Published Jan 1, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-35948
CVE-2020-35948
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.
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Affected products
3- WordPress/XCloner Backup and Restore plugindescription
- Range: <4.2.13
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2020-35948nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/10412nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-xcloner-backup-and-restore-plugin/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163336/WordPress-XCloner-4.2.12-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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