WP-DBManager <= 2.80.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution on Multi-Site

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-2354
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published July 25, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Raad Haddad
Description

The WP-DBManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution due to an incorrect capability check in the ~/database-backup.php file in versions up to, and including, 2.80.7. This makes it possible for high level authenticated users, such as administrators, to run arbitrary commands on the affected server. This only affects multi-site installations where an administrator wouldn't have the capability to run arbitrary code.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-dbmanager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.80.7
Patched Version
  • 2.80.8
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