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CVE-2008-0194

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2008-01-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Wordpress Wordpress

Weakness Type

CWE-22

References