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Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 9, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, delete arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter in a wp-db-backup.php action to wp-admin/edit.php. NOTE: this might be the same as CVE-2006-5705.1.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 10, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Apr 9, 2025

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(68th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2008-0194

GHSA ID

GHSA-wjp2-fcqj-8w42

Source code

No known source code

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