WP-DB Backup plugin for WordPress edit.php directory traversal
| wpdbbackup-edit-directory-traversal (28375) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WP-DB Backup plugin for Wordpress could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories and view sensitive information. A remote attacker with administrator privileges could send a specially-crafted request to the wp-admin/edit.php script including "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the backup parameter to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 14 2006 - 03:36:03 CDT : Wordpress WP-DB Backup Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability.
- Skippy dot net Wordpress Plugins Web Site: WP-DB Backup.
- BID-19504: WP-DB Backup For Wordpress Edit.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4208: 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.
- SA21486: WordPress WP-DB Backup Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3280: WP-DB Backup Plugin for WordPress backup Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Skippy.net WP-DB Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7
Reported:
Aug 14, 2006
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