CVE-2020-35948 (GCVE-0-2020-35948)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-01 03:27 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:16
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Summary
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.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ebf96929-2cff-47a5-b5b9-5d197ada266c

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-35948

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-09-22 13:28 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-09-22
Asserted: 2020-09-22
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: watchful.li / XCloner Backup and Restore | CVSS: 9.9 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.49962 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title 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...
Vendor watchful.li
Product XCloner Backup and Restore
Added Date 2020-09-22T13:28:02.000Z
Cvss Score 9.9
Epss Score 0.49962
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.9765
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC
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