CVE-2011-5208 json
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the BackWPup plugin before 1.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary fil…
published 2012-10-08 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-5108
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0663.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0663.html
mailing-list, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/43565
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/71242
vdb-entry
- wordpress.org /extend/plugins/backwpup/changelog/
-
osvdb.org
/71243
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-5208
- NVD CVE-2011-5208
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