CVE-2020-11738
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CVSS Score
V3.0EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 94.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
The Snap Creek Duplicator plugin before 1.3.28 for WordPress (and Duplicator Pro before 3.8.7.1) allows Directory Traversal via ../ in the file parameter to duplicator_download or duplicator_init.
Available Exploits
WordPress Duplicator 1.3.24 & 1.3.26 - Local File Inclusion
WordPress Duplicator 1.3.24 & 1.3.26 are vulnerable to local file inclusion vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to download arbitrary files, such as the wp-config.php file. According to the vendor, the vulnerability was only in two versions v1.3.24 and v1.3.26, the vulnerability wasn't present in versions 1.3.22 and before.
References:
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/duplicator-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild
- https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affects-over-1-million-sites/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11738
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Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild
Remediation Status
Due Date
Added to KEV
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected Product
Ransomware Risk
WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
Duplicator Pro
Software Slug
duplicator-pro
Affected Versions
Patched Versions
Remediation
Update to version 3.8.7.1, or a newer patched version
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: February 4, 2025