WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection
Priority HIGH 69CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.22051 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP (databasebackup): 5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| databasebackup | WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP | before 5.2 | 5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP Vendordatabasebackup Affected before 5.2 Fixed in 5.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP (databasebackup) Fixed in 5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25224
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwcj-w2w2-2g7c
References
Exploit 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb
More databasebackup vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08613 WP Database Backup <= 7.11 - Authenticated (Administrator+) OS Command Injection via 'wp_db_exclude_table' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-11437 WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP <= 7.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-25224 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25224 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwcj-w2w2-2g7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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