CVE-2020-11738: WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability
CVE-2020-11738 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03
The Snap Creek Duplicator and Duplicator Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to directory traversal via the file parameter in the duplicator_download or duplicator_init functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary file downloads from the WordPress dashboard.
Yes. CVE-2020-11738 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2020-11738?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Snap Creek Duplicator Pro before 3.8.7.1; Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.3.28.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-11738?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2020-11738 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-11738?
Check whether you run Wordpress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Snap Creek Duplicator Pro before 3.8.7.1
Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.3.28
Timeline
2020-02-24: exploited: Wordfence reported active attacks in the wild.
2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.