CVE-2018-17207

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?liteVendor Advisory
https://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Duplicator-1.2.40-RCE.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?liteVendor Advisory
https://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Duplicator-1.2.40-RCE.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 19, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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