# CVE-2018-14729: The database backup feature in upload/source/admincp/admincp\_db.php in Discuz! 2.5 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The database backup feature in upload/source/admincp/admincp_db.php in Discuz! 2.5 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://tencent.com
- http://discuz.com
- https://github.com/FoolMitAh/CVE-2018-14729/blob/master/Discuz_backend_getshell.md
- http://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2018-17059
- https://github.com/c0010/CVE-2018-14729

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