PT-2006-5026 · WordPress · Skippy Wp-Db-Backup+1

Tripleaxis + 1 · Published 2006-08-17 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-4208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress versions 1.7 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability in the wp-db-backup.php file, specifically by using a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to the edit.php endpoint.

Recommendations For Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress versions 1.7 and earlier, consider disabling the wp-db-backup.php file or restricting access to the edit.php endpoint until a patch is available. Avoid using the backup parameter in the edit.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4208

Affected Products

Skippy Wp-Db-Backup

Wordpress

References · 13

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/28382 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/19504 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4208 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4208 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21486 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4208 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/443181/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1401 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28375 · Note
• http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4095 · Note
• http://skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3280 · Note