RCE in Creative Minds Cm Download Manager
CVE-2014-8877
The alterSearchQuery function in lib/controllers/CmdownloadController.php in the CreativeMinds CM Downloads Manager plugin before 2.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the CMDsearch parameter to cmdownloads/, which is processed by the PHP create_function function.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.144 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.144 · newest: 0.144 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Creative Minds Cm Download Manager — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- downloadsmanager.cminds.com/release-notes/
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/129183/WordPress-CM-Download-Manager-2.0.0-Code-I… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71204 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534037/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.itas.vn/news/code-injection-in-cm-download-manager-plugin-66.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8877?
- CVE-2014-8877 is a vulnerability in Creative Minds Cm Download Manager, classified under Code Injection. Published 2014-12-05.
- Is CVE-2014-8877 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.