Path Traversal in Backwpup
CVE-2011-5208
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the BackWPup plugin before 1.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the wpabs parameter to (1) app/options-view_log-iframe.php or (2) app/options-runnow-iframe.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.osvdb.org/71242 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/changelog/
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0663.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/43565 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/71243 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-5208?
- CVE-2011-5208 is a vulnerability in Backwpup, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-10-08.
- Is CVE-2011-5208 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.