Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin <= 4.2.16 - Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Reset

9.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-0444
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published June 6, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug xcloner-backup-and-restore (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.3.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.2.16
Patched Version
  • 4.3.6

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