Skippy WP-DB Backup (Legacy Plugin) <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal

2006-08-14 00:00
marc & shb from ssteam

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Version<= 1.7
CVSS5.5Medium
CVECVE-2006-4208
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Vulnerability Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in the Skippy WP-DB-Backup legacy 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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) 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.

External References

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