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CVE-2015-4181· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the view parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-4180.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Aug 25, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
11.6% · 96th percentile
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Action score

33

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 11.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
phpmybackupprophpmybackuppro

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • phpmybackuppro phpmybackuppro2.1
  • phpmybackuppro phpmybackuppro2.2
  • phpmybackuppro phpmybackuppro2.3
  • phpmybackuppro phpmybackuppro2.4
  • phpmybackuppro phpmybackuppro2.5

Same product

phpmybackuppro: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-3639phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly sanitize input strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP co
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2015-3638phpMyBackupPro before 2.5 does not validate integer input, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by injectin
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2015-3637SQL injection vulnerability in phpMyBackupPro when run in multi-user mode before 2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL comman
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2015-4180Directory traversal vulnerability in get_file.php in phpMyBackupPro 2.1 through 2.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2015-3640phpMyBackupPro 2.5 and earlier does not properly escape the "." character in request parameters, which allows remote authenticated users wit
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2024-5415Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on PhpMyBackupPro
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2009-11-16

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-2840 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+3323 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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