CVE-2014-2340

XCloner < 3.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Backup Creation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-2340. PoCs published by High-Tech Bridge SA.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a CSRF exploit for XCloner WordPress plugin (CVE-2014-2340) that tricks an admin into creating a publicly accessible backup. The PoC uses a crafted HTML form with JavaScript auto-submission to trigger the backup generation.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by High-Tech Bridge SA · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32701

This is a CSRF exploit for XCloner WordPress plugin (CVE-2014-2340) that tricks an admin into creating a publicly accessible backup. The PoC uses a crafted HTML form with JavaScript auto-submission to trigger the backup generation.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XCloner WordPress plugin 3.1.0 and prior
Auth required
Prerequisites: Admin user must be logged in and visit the malicious page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32701
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66280
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57362
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531712/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0283
EPSS Percentile 84.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (13)
xcloner/xcloner 2.1
xcloner/xcloner 2.1.2
xcloner/xcloner 2.2.1
xcloner/xcloner 3.0
xcloner/xcloner 3.0.1
xcloner/xcloner 3.0.2
xcloner/xcloner 3.0.3
xcloner/xcloner 3.0.4
xcloner/xcloner 3.0.5
xcloner/xcloner 3.0.6
... and 3 more
Published Apr 03, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026