CVE-2011-5208 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the BackWPup plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 1.4.1. These flaws allow unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'wpabs' parameter in 'app/options-view_log-iframe.php' or 'app/options-runnow-iframe.php'. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:backwpup:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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