Skippy WP-DB Backup (Legacy Plugin) <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal

5.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2006-4208
CVSS 5.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 14, 2006
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher marc & shb from ssteam

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in the Skippy WP-DB-Backup legacy 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.

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Vulnerability Details for Skippy WP-DB Backup (Legacy Core Plugin)

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-db-backup.php (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7

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