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CVE-2008-0194 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html	CVE	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539	CVE
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html	CVE
http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123	CVE
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html	[email protected]	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539	[email protected]
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html	[email protected]
http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123	[email protected]

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wordpress wordpress	<= 2.0.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 10, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]