Plugins · xcloner-backup-and-restore · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XC… safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 4.8.8
- Last updated
- 2026-10-28
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 7.3+
XCloner is a backup plugin that allows you to safely back up and restore your WordPress sites. You can send site backups to SFTP, Dropbox, Amazon, Goo … — by watchful
What to do
- Update to the latest version (4.8.8). Anything older than 4.8.7 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get xcloner-backup-and-restore --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update xcloner-backup-and-restore updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-48965 · published 2026-06-15
Information disclosure in Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XC… (4.8.6 and older)
- Affected
- 4.8.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.8.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Subscriber Sensitive Data Exposure in XCloner <= 4.8.6 versions.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-11759 · published 2025-12-05
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XC… (4.8.2 and older)
- Affected
- 4.8.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.8.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the Xcloner_Remote_Storage:save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add or modify an FTP backup configuration via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to set an attacker-controlled FTP site for backup storage and exfiltrate potentially sensitive site data.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-6559 · published 2024-07-16
Information disclosure in Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XC… (4.7.3 and older)
- Affected
- 4.7.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.7.4 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Backup, Restore and Migrate WordPress Sites With the XCloner Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.3. This is due the plugin utilizing sabre without preventing direct access to the files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
medium 6.8 CVE-2014-2340 · published 2014-04-03
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XC… (older than 3.1.1)
- Affected
- older than 3.1.1
- Fixed in
- 3.1.1
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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.
NVD CVE-2014-2340wordpress.orgsecunia.comexploit-db.comsecurityfocus.comsecurityfocus.comhtbridge.com
Recent activity
- 2026-10-28 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.8.8).
- 2026-06-15 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2026-48965), fixed in 4.8.7.
- 2025-12-05 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-11759), fixed in 4.8.3.
- 2024-07-16 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2024-6559), fixed in 4.7.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Sensitive data exposure (2) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/xcloner-backup-and-restore (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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