CVE-2014-8347
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in the MatchPasswordData function in DBEngine.dll in Filemaker Pro 13.03 and Filemaker Pro Advanced 12.04, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in the MatchPasswordData function in DBEngine.dll in Filemaker Pro 13.03 and Filemaker Pro Advanced 12.04, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 27 October 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- claris/filemaker pro · claris/filemaker pro advanced
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128853/Filemaker-Login-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35077Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97780Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2014/10/27/4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533814Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128853/Filemaker-Login-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35077Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97780Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2014/10/27/4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533814Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.