CVE-2008-0194

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    CVE-2008-0194

    Published: 10 Jan 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/29014, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502, http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539, http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html, http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High