Vulnerability CVE-2006-4208
Published: 2006-08-17   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Wordpress WP-DB Backup Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
ss_team
18.08.2006

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Skippy.net -> Wp-db backup plugin for wordpress 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1401
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4095
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443181/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19504
http://www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28375
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