CVE-2019-25224

high-risk
Published 2025-07-25

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.

Do I need to act?

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80.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 19% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Wp Database Backup

Affected Vendors

Wpseeds

References (6)

Exploit https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup
Exploit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exp...
Exploit https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patche...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e8...
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal