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WordPress Plugin: wp-dbmanager: CVE-2022-2354: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 25, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

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.

Solution

wp-dbmanager-plugin-cve-2022-2354
Title
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