Is CVE-2021-47979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-47979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-47979?

CVE-2021-47979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-47979?

CVE-2021-47979 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-47979

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-18.