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CVE-2020-11738 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the Snap Creek Duplicator plugin for WordPress, affecting versions before 1.3.28 (and Duplicator Pro before 3.8.7.1). The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the 'file' parameter in the duplicator_download and duplicator_init endpoints, allowing attackers to supply '../' sequences to traverse directories and access arbitrary files on the server.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit auxiliary module targeting a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-11738) in the WordPress Duplicator plugin versions 1.3.24 through 1.3.26. The module allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the web server by exploiting the 'duplicator_download' action in the admin-ajax.php endpoint. The attacker can specify the file path and traversal depth, and the module will attempt to download the file and save it locally. The exploit is operational and provides a practical method for extracting sensitive files from vulnerable WordPress installations. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit module, with options for file path and traversal depth, and includes logic to check plugin version and handle responses. No hardcoded IPs or domains are present; the main fingerprintable endpoint is the vulnerable admin-ajax.php path.
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