CVE-2006-4208 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.06% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| skippy.net | wp-db backup plugin for wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin WP-DB Backup 1.6/1.7 - 'edit.php' Directory Traversal | 2006-08-14 |
References
- 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
- 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
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