CVE-2014-8334
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.5
VIR risk
6.5
Description
The WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp-dbmanager_project | wp-dbmanager | {"endIncluding":"2.71"} | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533763/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70626
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533763/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70626
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/
CWEs
CWE-78
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.