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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-4336 · published 17 June 2015

CVE-2015-4336: Xcloner command injection vulnerability

Xcloner · Xcloner

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.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% · top 14.8% CWE-77 · Command injection
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132107/WordPress-XCloner-3.1.2-XSS-Command-Execution.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74943
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=121 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132107/WordPress-XCloner-3.1.2-XSS-Command-Execution.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74943
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=121 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-4336), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.