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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WP-DBManager 2.71 (WordPress Plugin). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument backup
with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was presented 10/31/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8334 since 10/20/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13068 (WordPress WP-DBManager plugin Remote Command Injection Vulnerability).
Upgrading to version 2.71 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (97689). See 111393 for similar entry.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Os command injectionCWE: CWE-78 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1202
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: WP-DBManager 2.71
Timeline
10/20/2014 🔍10/31/2014 🔍
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10/31/2014 🔍
11/10/2014 🔍
03/27/2015 🔍
04/03/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 128785Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8334 (🔍)
X-Force: 97689
Vulnerability Center: 46942 - WordPress WP-DBManager Plugin Before 2.7.2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Shell Metacharacters, Medium
SecurityFocus: 70626
OSVDB: 113508
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Entry
Created: 03/27/2015 12:07Updated: 04/03/2022 10:24
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (58), 06/11/2017 05:14 (3), 04/03/2022 10:24 (3)
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