CVE-2014-9119

Db Backup vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

16.1%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Db Backup Project

Affected product

Db Backup

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2014-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 16.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-9119

Confirm whether Db Backup Project Db Backup is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-9119.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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