# CVE-2014-8334: The WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-10-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533763/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70626

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