CVE-2019-25224 is a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability affecting the WP Database Backup plugin for WordPress versions prior to 5.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via a Metasploit module, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating active interest and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpseeds:wp_database_backup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.