Is CVE-2008-0194 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-0194 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-0194?

CVE-2008-0194 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-0194?

CVE-2008-0194 has an EPSS score of 3.75% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0194?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 2.1.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-0194

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:2.1.0-1CVE-2008-0194

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

lists.grok.org.uk

Other references7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.