Vulnerability record

CVE-2020-11738

WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
Snap Creek Duplicator PluginWordPressKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2020-11738 scored CVSS 7.5: WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin, WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

We have not published a story about this vulnerability yet.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11738
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164533/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
  • cwe.mitre.org https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html
  • snapcreek.com https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affec…
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11738