CVE-2014-8749

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in admin/htaccess/bpsunlock.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .51.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to trigger outbound requests that authenticate to arbitrary databases via the dbhost parameter.

Published: 2014-12-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8749 is rated Moderate Risk (41.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8749

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-05 0.62% 0.45% -0.17%
2 2025-03-30 22.48% 0.62% -21.86%
3 2025-03-29 — 22.48% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8749

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8749

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-8749

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html">CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8749

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ait-pro bulletproof_security <= .51 cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8749

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