The Snap Creek Duplicator plugin before 1.3.28 for WordPress (and Duplicator Pro before…
Priority CRITICAL 90Exploited in the wildCWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03
EPSS 0.97822 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* | before 1.3.28 | Vulnerable | Awesomemotive |
| cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* | before 3.8.7.1 | Vulnerable | Awesomemotive |
- cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.28 Vulnerable ·Awesomemotive
- cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.8.7.1 Vulnerable ·Awesomemotive
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wfr8-hp36-c4v2
References
Exploit 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affects-over-1-million-sites/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164533/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
More WordPress vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15454 The File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin before 6.9 for WordPress allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-11738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-11738 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wfr8-hp36-c4v2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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