What is CVE-2018-25095?

CVE-2018-25095 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Awesomemotive Duplicator, classified under CWE-94 IMPROPER CONTROL OF GENERATION OF CODE ('CODE INJECTION'). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-25095?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-25095 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Awesomemotive Duplicator

CVE-2018-25095

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.

Published 2024-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Awesomemotive Duplicator
Duplicator — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/16cc47aa-cb31-4114-b014-7ac5fbc1d3ee (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25095?: CVE-2018-25095 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Awesomemotive Duplicator, classified under CWE-94 IMPROPER CONTROL OF GENERATION OF CODE ('CODE INJECTION'). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-25095?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-25095 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.