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

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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

Published Jun 17, 2015

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.65%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.65% 0.02650

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02650

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.65% (0.02650)	85.10th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.67% (0.02669)	83.74th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	1.37% (0.01366)	78.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	10.72% (0.10716)	88.82th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 24, 2025	1.37% (0.01366)	78.39th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 23, 2025	10.72% (0.10716)	92.23th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.37% (0.01366)	78.88th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	4.93% (0.04927)	92.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 12, 2024	0.78% (0.00784)	82.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 6, 2024	0.65% (0.00650)	79.03th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 8, 2024	0.92% (0.00921)	82.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.92% (0.00921)	80.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.06% (0.01061)	52.82th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 19, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	51.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	49.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	28.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-77

References (3)

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

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132107/WordPress-XCloner-3.1.2-XSS-Command-Execution.html		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74943		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=121		x_refsource_MISCExploit

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 17, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 5, 2015

Link CVE-2015-4336

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-4336

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-4336