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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-25224 in the critical feed json

WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection

published 2025-07-25 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-19374

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
22.1%
EPSS 22.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 5.2

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
15 mo ago

Exploit prediction

22.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce WP Database Backup RCE metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2019-04-24
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • blog.sucuri.net https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

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
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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