THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-25224
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2019-25224

Wp Database Backup vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
16.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No 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.
Affected vendor
Wpseeds
Affected product
Wp Database Backup
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2025-07-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 16.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-25224

  • Confirm whether Wpseeds Wp Database Backup is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-25224.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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