CVE-2014-9119 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the DB Backup plugin 4.5 and earlier for Wordpress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 15.65% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| db backup project | db backup |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin DB Backup - Arbitrary File Download | 2014-11-26 |
References
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