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CVE-2020-35948: 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

critical Affects xcloner (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
xcloner (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=4.2.1 and <4.2.13
Fixed in
4.2.13
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.9
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 25% (97.9th percentile)
Published
2021-01-01
Source
nvd

References

CWE-863
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