# CVE-2022-2551: Duplicator < 1.4.7 - Unauthenticated Backup Download

> Unauthenticated attackers can download full site backups if the installer was previously run, exposing sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7phj-wp5x-xwr5

## What is CVE-2022-2551?

CVE-2022-2551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Duplicator – WordPress Migration Plugin, published on 22 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Duplicator WordPress plugin before 1.4.7 discloses the url of the a backup to unauthenticated visitors accessing the main installer endpoint of the plugin, if the installer script has been run once by an administrator, allowing download of the full site backup without authenticating.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2551?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Awesomemotive Duplicator.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2551 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2551 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Duplicator 1.4.6 - Unauthenticated Backup Download (exploitdb)
- WordPress Duplicator <1.4.7 - Authentication Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2551.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Duplicator – WordPress Migration Plugin

- [CVE-2020-11738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11738/): WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-25095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25095/): Duplicator < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated RCE (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17207/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6114/): Duplicator < 1.5.7.1; Duplicator Pro < 4.5.14.2 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-33309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33309/): WordPress Duplicator Pro Plugin <= 4.5.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Duplicator – WordPress Migration Plugin, published on 22 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2551 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Duplicator – WordPress Migration Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2551/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2551

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2551/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.