XCloner up to 3.1.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XCloner up to 3.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2340. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XCloner up to 3.1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the XCloner plugin before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create website backups via a request to wp-admin/plugins.php.

The weakness was disclosed 04/03/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at htbridge.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2340 since 03/12/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by High-Tech Bridge SA and been published 1 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12915 (WordPress XCloner Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92005), Exploit-DB (32701), SecurityFocus (BID 66280†), Secunia (SA57362†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44185†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: High-Tech Bridge SA
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XCloner 2.1

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03/12/2014 🔍
03/17/2014 +5 days 🔍
03/18/2014 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2014 +16 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +336 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: htbridge.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66857
X-Force: 92005
SecurityFocus: 66280
Secunia: 57362 - WordPress XCloner Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44185 - WordPress Xcloner Plugin <3.1.1 Remote CSRF Vulnerability via wp-admin/plugins.php Request, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 16:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (55), 05/26/2017 03:27 (11), 12/19/2024 00:17 (20), 05/09/2026 16:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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