CVE-2006-4208: Skippy.net Wp-DB Backup Plugin For WordPress

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 12.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Skippy.net Wp-DB Backup Plugin For WordPress: version 1.6 only; version 1.7 only

Published 2006-08-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.