WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection

Published 15 mo ago 2025-07-25 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

9.8

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

22.1%

percentile 98%

Public exploits

none known

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.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 15 mo ago 2025-07-25

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

22.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

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

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2019-25224
NVD: CVE-2019-25224

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Summary