CVE-2015-4180

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-08-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix to CVE-2009-4050.

Affected products

PhpMyBackupPro: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/10

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