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CVE-2025-11759: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in watchful Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-11759cvecve-2025-11759cwe-352
Published: Fri Dec 05 2025 (12/05/2025, 01:55:21 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: watchful
Product: Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner

Description

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.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 09:09:15 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-11759 is a CSRF vulnerability in the XCloner WordPress plugin (versions up to 4.8.2) caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation in the Xcloner_Remote_Storage:save() function. This allows attackers to perform unauthorized changes to FTP backup configurations by tricking administrators into executing forged requests. The vulnerability could enable attackers to redirect backups to attacker-controlled FTP servers, risking data exfiltration. The CVSS score is 4.3 (medium severity). There is no vendor advisory or patch information available to confirm remediation status.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation permits an attacker to modify FTP backup settings without authentication by leveraging CSRF, potentially redirecting backups to attacker-controlled servers. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive backup data. The vulnerability does not directly impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the site beyond the backup configuration and data exfiltration risk. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking on suspicious links and consider disabling or restricting the vulnerable plugin's backup configuration features. Implementing additional CSRF protections or nonce validation at the application level may mitigate risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-10-14T19:57:56.210Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6932441b10edf2688fd42d72

Added to database: 12/5/2025, 2:31:55 AM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:09:15 AM

Last updated: 5/10/2026, 9:30:49 AM

Views: 173

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