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CVE-2019-25224 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability in the WP Database Backup plugin for WordPress affecting versions up to and including 5.1.2. The flaw is in the plugin's handling of the wp_db_exclude_table parameter, which was unsafely incorporated into a mysqldump shell command without proper sanitization. The vulnerable code path could be reached when a database backup was triggered, including via crafted requests to the wp-database-backup page. The provided context also indicates missing authorization checks, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to supply malicious shell metacharacters and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the hosting server.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (wp_db_backup_rce.rb) that exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2019-25224) in the WordPress 'wp-database-backup' plugin versions prior to 5.2. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands via the 'wp_db_exclude_table' POST parameter when creating a database backup. The module supports both Linux and Windows targets, using command stagers or PowerShell payloads as appropriate. The exploit requires valid WordPress credentials and the base path to the WordPress installation. The module interacts with the plugin's settings page at '/wp-admin/tools.php?page=wp-database-backup' and checks the plugin version via '/wp-content/plugins/wp-database-backup/readme.txt'. Upon successful exploitation, the attacker gains remote command execution on the server. The code is weaponized and ready for use within the Metasploit framework.
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