### [CVE-2014-8334](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8334)
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### Description

The WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) $backup['filepath'] (aka "Path to Backup:" field) or (2) $backup['mysqldumppath'] variable.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128785/WordPress-Database-Manager-2.7.1-Command-Injection-Credential-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/99
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/365
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/wp-dbmanager-2.7.1/index.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.