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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-39327 is rated High Exploit Risk (66/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 72.33%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50382 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-10-06 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 90.94% | 72.33% | -18.61% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 90.53% | 90.94% | +0.42% |
| 3 | 2026-03-01 | — | 90.53% | — |
Full EPSS history (76 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ait-pro | bulletproof_security | <= 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164420/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-5.1-Information-Disclosure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2021-39327 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2591118%40bulletproof-security&new=2591118%40bulletproof-security&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50382 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39327 | Third Party Advisory |