// For flags

CVE-2011-5208

BackWPup – WordPress Backup Plugin < 1.4.1 - Directory Traversal

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de salto de directorio en el plugin BackWPup anterior a v1.4.1 para WordPress permite a atacantes remotos leer ficheros arbitrarios mediante un .. (punto punto) en el parámetro wpabs para (1) app/options-view_log-iframe.php o (2) app/options-runnow-iframe.php.

*Credits: Danilo Massa
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-03-02 CVE Published
  • 2012-10-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-16 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Backwpup
Search vendor "Backwpup"
Backwpup
Search vendor "Backwpup" for product "Backwpup"
<= 1.4.0
Search vendor "Backwpup" for product "Backwpup" and version " <= 1.4.0"
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Affected
in Wordpress
Search vendor "Wordpress"
Wordpress
Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"
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Safe