MEDIUM
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in plugins/wp-db-backup.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to read or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) backup and (2) fragment parameters in a GET request
Published Nov 4, 2006
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.46%
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in plugins/wp-db-backup.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to read or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the (1) backup and (2) fragment parameters in a GET request.
Affected products
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.
6.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.46% 0.03458
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03458
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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.46% (0.03458) | 88.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03432) | 87.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.87% (0.04873) | 89.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06353) | 90.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 4.70% (0.04699) | 88.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 6.13% (0.06131) | 90.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 4.70% (0.04699) | 88.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 6.13% (0.06131) | 90.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 5.04% (0.05037) | 89.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.70% (0.03701) | 86.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.80% (0.10803) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 3.70% (0.03701) | 86.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 10.80% (0.10803) | 92.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03502) | 86.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 72.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 68.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 62.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 62.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 63.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 71.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 69.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 54.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153303 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/changes-in-wordpress-205/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22942 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4226 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wordpress.org/development/2006/10/205-ronan/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.027-wordpress.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20869 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4307 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153303 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/changes-in-wordpress-205/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22683 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22942 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4226 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://wordpress.org/development/2006/10/205-ronan/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.027-wordpress.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20869 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4307 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 4, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 3, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5705
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a