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A vulnerability has been found in WordPress 2.0.3 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file wp-db-backup.php. The manipulation of the argument backup
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 01/03/2008. The weakness was shared 01/09/2008 by 3APA3A as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0194 since 01/09/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-db-backup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31146 (Debian DSA-1502-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39428) and Tenable (31146). The entries 3092, 3104, 40472 and 40471 are related to this item.
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Nessus ID: 31146
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1502-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60436
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1502-1 (wordpress)
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Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: 3APA3A
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-0194 (🔍)
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X-Force: 39428
Vulnerability Center: 17813 - WordPress <=2.0.3 wp-db-backup.php Directory Traversal Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 27123 - WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29014
OSVDB: 43594 - CVE-2008-0194 - WordPress - Directory Traversal Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 08/06/2019 12:41
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/06/2019 12:41 (13)
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