CVE-2008-0194

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

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 products

WordPress: through 2.0.3

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html
http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html

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