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CVE-2021-47979

Published: May 16, 2026

Modified: May 18, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Miniorange	Backup and Restore	affected `1.0.3`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

ExploitDB-50503

exploit

Official Product Homepage

product

Product Reference

product

VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Plugin Backup and Restore 1.0.3 Arbitrary File Deletion

third-party-advisory

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