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{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/215597?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-wnxx-weqd-sbf8", "summary": "", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2019-25224" } ], "fixed_packages": [], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-25224", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.85348", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.99379", "published_at": "2026-06-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.85348", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9938", "published_at": "2026-06-05T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-25224" }, { "reference_url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/", "reference_id": "153781", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-25T17:10:45Z/" } ], "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153781/" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve", "reference_id": "d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-25T17:10:45Z/" } ], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d21cf285-9d75-43a2-9e81-67116f0bf896?source=cve" }, { "reference_url": "https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html", "reference_id": "os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-25T17:10:45Z/" } ], "url": "https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/06/os-command-injection-in-wp-database-backup.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/", "reference_id": "os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-25T17:10:45Z/" } ], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/" }, { "reference_url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup", "reference_id": "wp-database-backup", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-25T17:10:45Z/" } ], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2078035/wp-database-backup" }, { "reference_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb", "reference_id": "wp_db_backup_rce.rb", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-25T17:10:45Z/" } ], "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 78, "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')", "description": "The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component." } ], "exploits": [ { "date_added": null, "description": "There exists a command injection vulnerability in the Wordpress plugin\n `wp-database-backup` for versions < 5.2.\n\n For the backup functionality, the plugin generates a `mysqldump` command\n to execute. The user can choose specific tables to exclude from the backup\n by setting the `wp_db_exclude_table` parameter in a POST request to the\n `wp-database-backup` page. The names of the excluded tables are included in\n the `mysqldump` command unsanitized. Arbitrary commands injected through the\n `wp_db_exclude_table` parameter are executed each time the functionality\n for creating a new database backup are run.\n\n Authentication is required to successfully exploit this vulnerability.", "required_action": null, "due_date": null, "notes": "Reliability:\n - unknown-reliability\nStability:\n - unknown-stability\nSideEffects:\n - unknown-side-effects\n", "known_ransomware_campaign_use": false, "source_date_published": "2019-04-24", "exploit_type": null, "platform": "Linux,Windows", "source_date_updated": null, "data_source": "Metasploit", "source_url": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_db_backup_rce.rb" } ], "severity_range_score": "9.8 - 9.8", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-wnxx-weqd-sbf8" }