The WP-DBManager WordPress plugin before 2.80.8 does not prevent administrators from running arbitrary commands on the server in multisite installations, where only super-administrators should.

The "Sql Run Query" panel in WP-DBManager (aka Database Manager) plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging failure to sufficiently limit queries, as demonstrated by use of LOAD_FILE in an INSERT statement.

(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.

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.