CVE-2006-4208

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 27.17% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21486	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4095
http://www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28375	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19504	vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1401	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443181/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3280	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4208?: CVE-2006-4208 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4208?: To fix CVE-2006-4208, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4208 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4208 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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