CVE-2014-8334

WP-DBManager < 2.72 - OS Command Injection

highImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

7.8

CVSS Score

7.8

CVSS Score

high

Severity

2.72

Patched in

3389d

Time to patch

Description

The WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.72 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) $backup['filepath'] (aka "Path to Backup:" field) or (2) $backup['mysqldumppath'] variable.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.72

PublishedOctober 13, 2014

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-dbmanager

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de476d40-47eb-417f-927f-d80d32745965?source=api-prod

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