CVE-2019-25224: WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection
databasebackup · WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP
Fixed in 5.2 · Affected: databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP before 5.2 · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 97% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- databasebackup · WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WPbefore 5.2
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- Exploitation
- Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Published
- July 2025
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-78cwe.mitre.org
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2wordfence.com
- wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-pawordfence.com
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backupplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backblog.sucuri.net
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781packetstormsecurity.com
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modraw.githubusercontent.com