# CVE-2014-2340: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the XCloner plugin before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-04-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32701
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66280
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57362
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531712/100/0/threaded
- http://wordpress.org/plugins/xcloner-backup-and-restore/changelog/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32701

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