CVE-2018-17207
An issue was discovered in Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.2.42. By accessing leftover installer...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-17207- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-17207- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8969 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8969- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hvf-vmqm-x8p3
An issue was discovered in Snap Creek Duplicator before 1.2.42. By accessing leftover installer...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4hvf-vmqm-x8p3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Snap Creek Duplicator WordPress plugin code injection | 2018-08-29 |
| Nuclei | WordPress Duplicator Plugin < 1.2.42 - Arbitrary Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | cved-sources/cve-2018-17207 | 2019-02-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17207 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Awesomemotive Duplicator, published September 19, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 60.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.