WP-DBManager <= 2.80.7 — Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution on Multi-Site
CVE-2022-2354Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.80.7Update to 2.80.8 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP-DBManager wp-dbmanager
- Affected≤ 2.80.7
- Patched in2.80.8
Update to 2.80.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.80.7. Version 2.80.8 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP-DBManager.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.80.8, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP-DBManager to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Raad Haddad.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WP-DBManager
All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.7 | Directory Traversal Allowing Arbitrary File Deletion <2.79.2Update to 2.79.2 | — | |
| Medium6.5 | Arbitrary File Read <2.7.2Update to 2.7.2 | CVE-2014-8336 | |
| High8.8 | Command Injection <2.72Update to 2.72 | CVE-2014-8335 | |
| High7.8 | OS Command Injection <2.72Update to 2.72 | CVE-2014-8334 |
- High8.7Directory Traversal Allowing Arbitrary File Deletion
<2.79.2Update to 2.79.2
- Medium6.5Arbitrary File Read
<2.7.2Update to 2.7.2
- High8.8Command Injection
<2.72Update to 2.72
- High7.8OS Command Injection
<2.72Update to 2.72
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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