CVE-2020-11738
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.0
EPSS 97.8% · 100th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2020-04-13Updated 2026-01-12KEV 2021-11-03
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11738
Description
The Snap Creek Duplicator plugin before 1.3.28 for WordPress (and Duplicator Pro before 3.8.7.1) allows Directory Traversal via ../ in the file parameter to duplicator_download or duplicator_init.
Severity
CVSS 3.0 · CNA7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:NSSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impactpartial
Exploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2020-11738 to the KEV catalog 569 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 6 WordPress entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 3 added in 2021.
- Its current EPSS score (97.8%) is higher than that of 83% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
5 LinksOther references
- https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affects-over-1-million-sites/
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164533/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
Record Details
Published
2020-04-13
Last updated
2026-01-12
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Credited to
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