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. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 98
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution95 %
Plugin WordPress expuesto sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) permite inyección de comandos OS vía mysqldump (CWE-78), ejecutando comandos arbitrarios en el servidor.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-78
Referencias
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve
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