CVE-2008-0194
EPSS 0.59%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-0194
To remediate CVE-2008-0194, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 2.1.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-0194 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.1.0-1