WP DB Manager < 2.7.2 - Arbitrary File Read

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2014-8336
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published October 13, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Larry W. Cashdollar
Description

The "Sql Run Query" panel in WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging failure to sufficiently limit queries, as demonstrated by use of LOAD_FILE in an INSERT statement.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-dbmanager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.7.2
Patched Version
  • 2.7.2
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