RCE in Xcloner

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 demonstrated by using the backup comments feature to create the file.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-4336: held from 0.027 to 0.026.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-4336?
CVE-2015-4336 is a vulnerability in Xcloner, classified under Command Injection. Published 2015-06-17.
Is CVE-2015-4336 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.