CVE-2014-9119

DB Backup < 5.0 - Directory Traversal

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

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

5.0

Patched in

3325d

Time to patch

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the DB Backup plugin 4.5 and earlier for Wordpress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

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<5.0

PublishedDecember 16, 2014

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugindb-backup

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/faaade72-35d9-4597-812b-758fa2641472?source=api-prod

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