# CVE-2020-11738: WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability

> CVE-2020-11738: WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2020-11738
Last updated: 2026-01-12T20:20:55Z

- Published: 2020-04-13 21:20 UTC · Updated: 2026-01-12 20:20 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- EPSS: 97.8%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-11-03, federal due date 2022-05-03, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- WordPress: Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11738)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11738)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160621/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Directory-Traversal-File-Read.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](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164533/WordPress-Duplicator-1.3.26-Arbitrary-File-Read.html)
- [https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html)
- [https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog/?lite](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://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/active-attack-on-recently-patched-duplicator-plugin-vulnerability-affects-over-1-million-sites/)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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