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CVE CVE-2021-47979

CVE-2021-47979

WordPress

Severity: HIGH
CVSS: 8.8CVSS
Published: 2026-05-16
Last modified: 2026-05-16
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-22

Description

WordPress Plugin Backup and Restore 1.0.3 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to delete files by manipulating parameters in AJAX requests. Attackers can send POST requests to admin-ajax.php with crafted file_name and folder_name parameters to delete arbitrary files from the WordPress installation directory.

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/backup-and-restore-for-wp/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50503
https://www.miniorange.com/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-backup-and-restore-arbitrary-file-deletion

Summary

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