Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More

{
    "slug": "duplicator",
    "pattern": "serialized_admin_role",
    "kind": "builtin",
    "version": "1.5.16",
    "hit_count": 1,
    "first_hit": {
        "file": "installer/dup-installer/classes/config/class.conf.wp.php",
        "line": 22,
        "snippet": "const ADMIN_SERIALIZED_SECURITY_STRING = 'a:1:{s:13:\"administrator\";b:1;}';"
    },
    "explanation": "plugin source contains `s:13:\"administrator\"` \u2014 the PHP-serialized representation of the `administrator` role meta value. Used to bypass `wp_insert_user()` by writing directly to `wp_usermeta` with a hand-crafted capabilities string. Near-zero FP because legit code uses `WP_User::set_role()` instead of building the serialized form by hand."
}

{
    "slug": "duplicator",
    "previous_version": "1.5.16",
    "current_version": "1.5.16",
    "new_findings": [
        {
            "pattern": "serialized_admin_role",
            "kind": "builtin",
            "file": "installer/dup-installer/classes/config/class.conf.wp.php",
            "line": 22,
            "snippet": "const ADMIN_SERIALIZED_SECURITY_STRING = 'a:1:{s:13:\"administrator\";b:1;}';",
            "confidence": "high"
        }
    ],
    "new_finding_count": 1
}