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CVE-2008-0194
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files,…
High7.5EPSS 3.8%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, delete arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter in a wp-db-backup.php action to wp-admin/edit.php. NOTE: this might be the same as CVE-2006-5705.1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 10% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- DSA-1502 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20080103 securityvulns.com russian vulnerabilities digest (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 27123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080103 securityvulns.com russian vulnerabilities digest (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3539 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 29014 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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