CVE-2014-8334
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)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.47% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- wp-dbmanager project/wp-dbmanager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410Exploit
- 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.htmlExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/Patch
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113508
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/410Exploit
- 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.htmlExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97689
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/changelog/Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.