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CVE-2006-5705
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in plugins/wp-db-backup.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to…
Medium6.0EPSS 3.6%
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Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in plugins/wp-db-backup.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to read or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) backup and (2) fragment parameters in a GET request.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/changes-in-wordpress-205/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://wordpress.org/development/2006/10/205-ronan/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200611-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- 22942 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20869 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4226 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153303 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4307 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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