CVE-2018-25095 (GCVE-0-2018-25095)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-08 19:00 – Updated: 2025-06-03 14:34
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/16cc47aa-cb31-41… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Duplicator Affected: 0 , < 1.3.0 (semver)
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Credits
Jeremy Lim WPScan
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