# CVE-2020-11738

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-11738
- CVSS: 7.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 97.82% (percentile 99.9)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 1 GitHub proof of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2021-10-18)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact partial (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-22
- Published: 2020-04-13

## Affected

- awesomemotive:duplicator

## References

- [other] https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite
- [other] https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affects-over-1-million-sites/
- [other] https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164533/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11738

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