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CVE-2018-25095· NVD / CVE Program· CNA WPScan

Duplicator < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated RCE

The Duplicator WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not properly escape values when its installer script replaces values in WordPress configuration files. If this installer script is left on the site after use, it could be use to run arbitrary code on the server.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Jan 8, 2024
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 59th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
awesomemotiveduplicator

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • awesomemotive duplicatorbefore 1.3.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Unknown Duplicator

    • before 1.3.0affected · semver

Same product

awesomemotive: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-11738The Snap Creek Duplicator plugin before 1.3.28 for WordPress (and Duplicator Pro before 3.8.7.1) allows Directory Traversal via ../ in the fKEV
    89Now
  • CVE-2018-17207An issue was discovered in Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.2.42.
    57Plan
  • CVE-2023-6114Duplicator < 1.5.7.1; Duplicator Pro < 4.5.14.2 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-2551Duplicator < 1.4.7 - Unauthenticated Backup Download
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7543Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in installer/build/view.step4.php of the SnapCreek Duplicator plugin 1.2.32 for WordPress allows re
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2023-33309WordPress Duplicator Pro Plugin <= 4.5.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Unknown Duplicator1.3.0Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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