CVE-2008-0194

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0194
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-01-10 00:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Directory traversal, Arbitrary file deletion, DoS та XSS в WordPress - Websecurity - Веб безпека af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 websecurity.com.ua
Directory traversal, Arbitrary file deletion, DoS and XSS in WordPress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityvulns.ru
Debian update for wordpress - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1502-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Wordpress and other Web applications af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
[Full-disclosure] Martin Pelmore, Finish out the Year with a Rejuvenating Getaway to Fort Lauderdale; Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Offers Holiday Resort Credit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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