5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-5208
BackWPup Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2012, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2012, 4 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-5208 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Inpsyde backwpup
1 Backwpup backwpup
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-5208.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0663.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/43565 Vendor Advisory
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/changelog/
http://www.osvdb.org/71242
http://www.osvdb.org/71243

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EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-5208 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-5208 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} -0.17%

score

0.76144

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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