FKIE_CVE-2018-17207

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-09-19 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:45
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?liteVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Duplicator-1.2.40-RCE.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?liteVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Duplicator-1.2.40-RCE.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
awesomemotive duplicator *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:45:32.830",
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