CVE-2022-2354Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator command execution via configurable mysqldump path

Published Aug 15, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Code injection in Lester Chan WP-DBManager before 2.80.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute server commands through WordPress. The database-backup.php workflow accepts an administrator-controlled Path To mysqldump value and invokes it during backup, allowing a PHP interpreter and an uploaded script to be supplied as the command. In a multisite deployment, a site administrator who lacks super-administrator authority can thereby run arbitrary commands with the WordPress server process's privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Lester Chan WP-DBManager before 2.80.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute server commands through WordPress. The database-backup.php workflow accepts an administrator-controlled Path To mysqldump value and invokes it during backup, allowing a PHP interpreter and an uploaded script to be supplied as the command. In a multisite deployment, a site administrator who lacks super-administrator authority can thereby run arbitrary commands with the WordPress server process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2354
Published
Aug 15, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Lester Chan
Product
WP-DBManager
Classifications
CWE-94, CWE-863, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.80.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lester Chan · WP-DBManagerversion=0 <2.80.8

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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