CVE-2011-5208

BackWPup – WordPress Backup Plugin < 1.4.1 - Directory Traversal

highImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

1.4.1

Patched in

4710d

Time to patch

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the BackWPup plugin before 1.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the wpabs parameter to (1) app/options-view_log-iframe.php or (2) app/options-runnow-iframe.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.4.1

PublishedMarch 2, 2011

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginbackwpup

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8a7d3b1-ceb7-4ff9-84e4-bc58a597b2cf?source=api-prod

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