Critical severity · published Sep 19, 2018
CVE-2018-17207
An issue was discovered in Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.2.42
9.8
CVSS
60.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.2.42. By accessing leftover installer files (installer.php and installer-backup.php), an attacker can inject PHP code into wp-config.php during the database setup step, achieving arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)60.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DU
Duplicator · Awesomemotive
before 1.2.42 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17207
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17207
Vendor Advisory
https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite
Exploit
https://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Duplicator-1.2.40-RCE.pdf
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