# CVE-2020-11738: WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-11738-wordpress-snap-creek-duplicator-plugin-file-download  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-11-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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.

Vendors: [Wordpress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wordpress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-11738 exploited in the wild?** 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.
- 2021-11-03: disclosed: NVD publication date.