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

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2015-4338
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published May 10, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Larry W. Cashdollar

Description

Static code injection vulnerability in the XCloner plugin 3.1.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary PHP code into the language files via a Translation LM_FRONT_* field for a language, as demonstrated by language/italian.php.

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Vulnerability Details for Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug xcloner-backup-and-restore (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.1.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.1.3
Patched Version
  • 3.1.3

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