CVE-2019-25224

WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

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

22.1%Up 20.4 points since Jul 25, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection

Record: CVE-2019-25224
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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

Record: EUVD-2019-19374
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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...

Record: GHSA-xwcj-w2w2-2g7c
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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

Record: CVE-2019-25224
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	WP Database Backup RCE	2019-04-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

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.