CVE-2019-25224

CRITICAL EPSS 96.6%
Published Jul 25, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jul 25, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The WP Database Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in versions before 5.2 via the mysqldump function. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
96.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wpseedswp_database_backup* <5.2

References 6

  • blog.sucuri.net https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup
    Patch
  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb
    Exploit
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation