Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Aug 17, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.05%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup 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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6
- 1.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 12.05% (0.12055) | 96.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.81% (0.11806) | 95.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.43% (0.26435) | 95.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.23% (0.09229) | 87.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 26.43% (0.26435) | 95.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 22.65% (0.22654) | 95.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.43% (0.26435) | 95.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.43% (0.01434) | 87.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01434) | 85.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 83.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01328) | 84.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 84.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01268) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01307) | 83.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01337) | 83.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21486 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1401 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4095 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443181/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19504 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3280 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28375 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21486 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1401 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4095 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443181/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19504 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3280 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28375 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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