Db Backup: Filesystem traversal
Db Backup is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Db Backup
- Plugin slug
db-backup- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 31, 2014
This CVE was published Dec 31, 2014 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Db Backup to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the DB Backup plugin 4.5 and earlier for Wordpress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N