CVE-2019-25224
WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Jul 25, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 24, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WPdatabasebackup |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb
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