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GHSA-XWCJ-W2W2-2G7C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-25 03:30 – Updated: 2025-07-25 03:30

Details

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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2019-25224 (GCVE-0-2019-25224)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-25 02:23 – Updated: 2025-07-25 17:12

Summary

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

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	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078…
	https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-inject…
	https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/
	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	databasebackup	WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP	Affected: * , < 5.2 (semver)

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-XWCJ-W2W2-2G7C

CVE-2019-25224 (GCVE-0-2019-25224)

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