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WordPress BulletProof Security 5.1 Information Disclosure

🗓️ 29 Aug 2026 10:07:28Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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The BulletProof Security WordPress plugin 5.1 discloses sensitive information through the public db_backup_log.txt file, revealing site and database backup file path

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id: CVE-2021-39327

info:
  name: WordPress BulletProof Security 5.1 Information Disclosure
  author: geeknik
  severity: medium
  description: The BulletProof Security WordPress plugin is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure due to a file path disclosure in the publicly accessible ~/db_backup_log.txt file which grants attackers the full path of the site, in addition to the path of database backup files. This affects versions up to, and including, 5.1.
  impact: |
    An attacker can gain sensitive information from the target system.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress BulletProof Security.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164420/wpbulletproofsecurity51-disclose.txt
    - https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39327
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39327
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164420/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-5.1-Information-Disclosure.html
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2591118%40bulletproof-security&new=2591118%40bulletproof-security&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2021-39327
    cwe-id: CWE-459,CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.71688
    epss-percentile: 0.99391
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: ait-pro
    product: bulletproof_security
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2021,cve,exposure,packetstorm,wordpress,ait-pro,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/bps-backup/logs/db_backup_log.txt'
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/bulletproof-security/admin/htaccess/db_backup_log.txt'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'BPS DB BACKUP LOG'
          - '=================='
        condition: and

      - type: regex
        negative: true
        part: body
        regex:
          - '^BPS\sDB\sBACKUP\sLOG\r\n==================\r\n==================\r\n\r\n$'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'text/plain'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.71688
SSVC
149