PT-2026-41465 · WordPress · Backuprestore

Murat Demirci · Published 2026-05-16 · Updated 2026-05-17 · CVE-2021-47979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Backup and Restore version 1.0.3

Description Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files from the WordPress installation directory. This is achieved by sending POST requests to the 'admin-ajax.php' endpoint with manipulated file name and folder name parameters.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-47979

Affected Products

Backuprestore

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50503 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47979 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/backup-and-restore-for-wp · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2055866568060420127 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-backup-and-restore-arbitrary-file-deletion · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/54019 · Telegram Post
• https://miniorange.com · Note