CVE-2014-8335
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager)...
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress place credentials on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress place credentials on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
- Record
CVE-2014-8335- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress place credentials on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
- Record
CVE-2014-8335- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8173 No score
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress place credentials on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8173- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhgm-q8m9-9c6v
7.8
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager)...
(1) wp-dbmanager.php and (2) database-manage.php in the WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress place credentials on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
- Record
GHSA-xhgm-q8m9-9c6v- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8335 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Wp-dbmanager Project Wp-dbmanager, published January 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html
github.com/lesterchan/wp-dbmanager/commit/7037fa8f61644098044379190d1d4bf1883b8e4a
vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/20/7
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97691
wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8335
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhgm-q8m9-9c6v