CVE-2022-2551 | Duplicator < 1.4.7 - Unauthenticated Backup Download

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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.

Published: 2022-08-22 Last update: 2026-02-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-2551 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.71%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.85% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-2551

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
50992 exploit_db edb 2022-08-01 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2551

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 54.86% 59.71% +4.85%
2 2026-03-01 59.71% 54.86% -4.85%
3 2026-02-25 — 59.71% —

Full EPSS history (59 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2551

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2551

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2551

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
awesomemotive duplicator < 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:duplicator:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2551

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