MEDIUM
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
Published Oct 31, 2014
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.71
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.47% 0.03471
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03471
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03471) | 88.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03471) | 87.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.70% (0.03697) | 86.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.17% (0.39172) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 3.70% (0.03697) | 86.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 18.61% (0.18612) | 94.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.70% (0.03697) | 87.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01118) | 85.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 84.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 1.44% (0.01443) | 86.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01566) | 85.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01692) | 86.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01699) | 85.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 54.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533763/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70626 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533763/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70626 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 31, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 20, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8334
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a