Skippy.net Wp-db Backup Plugin For Wordpress up to 1.7 wp-db-backup.php backup path traversal
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Skippy.net Wp-db Backup Plugin For Wordpress up to 1.7 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file wp-db-backup.php. The manipulation of the argument backup
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was shared 08/17/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4208 since 08/17/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-db-backup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (28375).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/14/2006 🔍08/15/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 🔍
07/13/2021 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 4095⛔Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4208 (🔍)
X-Force: 28375 - WP-DB Backup plugin for WordPress edit.php directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 19504 - WP-DB Backup For Wordpress Edit.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 21486 - WordPress WP-DB Backup Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3280
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 07/13/2021 08:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (57), 09/22/2017 11:10 (7), 07/13/2021 08:57 (3)
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