CVE-2020-35948 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated attackers can modify arbitrary files, including PHP, leading to remote code execution or database dumps in the XCloner WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-35948?
CVE-2020-35948 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xcloner Xcloner.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-35948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2jc-8hc7-j466.