MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-8334

Wp Dbmanager vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Wp Dbmanager Project
Affected product
Wp Dbmanager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2014-10-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-8334

  • Confirm whether Wp Dbmanager Project Wp Dbmanager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-8334.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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