WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-0444 Modified

Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin: Cross-site request forgery

Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin
Plugin slug
xcloner
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 27, 2022
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Jun 27, 2022 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.3.6 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when resetting its settings, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset them, including generating a new backup encryption key.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources