CVE-2006-4208
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress...
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
- Record
CVE-2006-4208- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
- Record
CVE-2006-4208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4198 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86h8-mw8r-2c75 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress...
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
- Record
GHSA-86h8-mw8r-2c75- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
- Record
CVE-2006-4208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4208 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in Skippy WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter to edit.php.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin WP-DB Backup 1.6/1.7 - 'edit.php' Directory Traversal | 2006-08-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4208 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Skippy.net Wp-db Backup Plugin For Wordpress, published August 17, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.0.5-0.1.