WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVE CVE-2019-25224
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published April 24, 2019
Last Updated July 25, 2025
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-database-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.2
Patched Version
  • 5.2
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