CVE-2025-11759: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in watchful Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2025-11759: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in watchful 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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