CVE-2018-25095 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Duplicator WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not properly escape values when its installer script replaces values in WordPress configuration files. If this installer script is left on the site after use, it could be use to run arbitrary code on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00692.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Awesomemotive	Duplicator

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/16cc47aa-cb31-4114-b014-7ac5fbc1d3ee

History

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Awesomemotive Awesomemotive duplicator
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:snapcreek:duplicator:::::lite:wordpress::	cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:::::lite:wordpress::
Vendors & Products	Snapcreek Snapcreek duplicator	Awesomemotive Awesomemotive duplicator

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-08T19:00:33.155Z

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:34:46.451Z

Reserved: 2023-12-15T15:47:20.064Z

Link: CVE-2018-25095

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:33:47.807Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T19:15:08.377

Modified: 2026-02-02T15:06:20.273

Link: CVE-2018-25095

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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