CVE-2020-11738

7.5 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: April 13, 2020 Modified: November 07, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164533/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Arbitrary-File-Read.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Not Applicable

https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affects-over-1-million-sites/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html