CVE-2006-4208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-08-17

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 27.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:skippy.net:wp-db_backup_plugin_for_wordpress:1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:skippy.net:wp-db_backup_plugin_for_wordpress:1.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.27172.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21486
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

History

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Subscriptions

Skippy.net Wp-db Backup Plugin For Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-17T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:46.457Z

Reserved: 2006-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4208

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-17T21:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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