Code Injection in SnapCreek Duplicator - CVE-2018-17207
Published: September 19, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31203
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17207
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SnapCreek
Affected software:
SnapCreek Duplicator
SnapCreek Duplicator
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17207
Install update from vendor's website.