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CVE-2018-14729

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-14729 is a critical vulnerability affecting Discuz! versions 2.5 and 3.4, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through a flaw in the database backup feature (upload/source/admincp/admincp_db.php). With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential impact, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.5, <= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:comsenz:discuz\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0, <= 3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:comsenz:discuz\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1061 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

discuz.com
Vendor Advisory
github.com / FoolMitAh/CVE-2018-14729/blob/master/Discuz_backend_getshell.md
ExploitThird Party Advisory
tencent.com
Vendor Advisory
cnvd.org.cn / flaw/show/CNVD-2018-17059
Third Party Advisory