What is CVE-2014-9119?

CVE-2014-9119 is a vulnerability in Db Backup Project, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-12-31.

Is CVE-2014-9119 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Db Backup Project

CVE-2014-9119

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2014-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.157 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.157 · newest: 0.157 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Db Backup Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99368 (vdb-entry)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1059 (mailing-list, Exploit)
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7726 (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9119?: CVE-2014-9119 is a vulnerability in Db Backup Project, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-12-31.
Is CVE-2014-9119 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.