CVE-2008-0194: WordPress

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, delete arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via a .. (dot dot) in the backup parameter in a wp-db-backup.php action to wp-admin/edit.php. NOTE: this might be the same as CVE-2006-5705.1.

Affected products

• WordPress WordPress: up to and including 2.0.3

Published 2008-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.