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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-25224

The WP Database Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in versions before 5.2 via the mysqldump function.

Published Jul 25, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP

Check this week

CVE-2019-25224 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 21.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
21.76%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 0 <5.2

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 0 <5.20 <5.2

How to fix CVE-2019-25224

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-25224 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 21.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 0 <5.2 0 <5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 21.76%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-25224

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-25224

    30-day exploitation probability 21.76%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2019-19374

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.