CVE-2006-4208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

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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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Skippy.net Subscribe	Wp-db Backup Plugin For Wordpress Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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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

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-4208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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