CVE-2019-25224
WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection
CVE-2019-25224 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wpseeds Wp Database Backup, published July 25, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.1%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-25224- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19374
9.8
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-19374- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwcj-w2w2-2g7c
9.8
The WP Database Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in versions...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xwcj-w2w2-2g7c- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-25224- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | WP Database Backup RCE | 2019-04-24 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve
wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup
blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781
raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25224
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwcj-w2w2-2g7c