CVE-2015-4336: cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing filenames with shell metacharacters, as demonstrate

medium Affects xcloner (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2015-06-17; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

cloner.functions.php in the XCloner plugin 3.1.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing filenames with shell metacharacters, as demonstrate

Package: xcloner (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =3.1.2
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.6th percentile)
Published: 2015-06-17
Source: nvd

References

CWE-77

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