WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2006-4208 Modified

Wp Db Backup Plugin For Wordpress: Filesystem traversal

Wp Db Backup Plugin For Wordpress 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.

CVE / CNA score 5.0 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 5.0 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wp Db Backup Plugin For Wordpress
Plugin slug
wp-db-backup-plugin-for-wordpress
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 17, 2006
Weakness
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Aug 17, 2006 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wp Db Backup Plugin For Wordpress 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.

Source record

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources