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CVE-2021-47979

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cve id
CVE-2021-47979
published
2026-05-16T16:16:23.490
last modified
2026-05-16T16:16:23.490
status
Received
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.
cvss score
8.8
cvss severity
HIGH
cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cwes
CWE-22
cpe count
0
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CVE-2021-47979 — HIGH. NIST, via Voidly Atlas — Surveillance & Digital-Rights Watch. Retrieved 2026-06-07, https://voidly.ai/atlas/federal/nvd-cves/CVE-2021-47979

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  title        = {CVE-2021-47979 — HIGH},
  author       = {{Voidly}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://voidly.ai/atlas/federal/nvd-cves/CVE-2021-47979}},
  note         = {Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47979. Public domain (17 U.S.C. §105); re-surfaced under CC BY 4.0},
  urldate      = {2026-06-07},
  year         = {2026}
}

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