DB Backup < 5.0 - Directory Traversal

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

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

CVE	CVE-2014-9119
CVSS	High (7.5)
Publicly Published	December 16, 2014
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Henri Salo (fgeek)

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.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	db-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 5.0
Patched Version	5.0

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