Duplicator < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2018-25095
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published December 15, 2023
Last Updated February 7, 2024
Researcher Jeremy Lim
Description

The Duplicator – WordPress Migration & Backup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to 1.3.0 (exclusive) via the/installer.php file. This is due to plugin not properly cleaning up the installer.php file upon completion of the script. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug duplicator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.0
Patched Version
  • 1.3.0
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