๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2021-47977

HIGH 7.5

WordPress Anti-Malware Security Bruteforce Firewall 4.20.59 Directory Traversal

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

WordPress Plugin Anti-Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall 4.20.59 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the file parameter. Attackers can send requests to the duplicator_download action via admin-ajax.php with path traversal sequences to access sensitive system files outside the intended directory.

CWE CWE-22
Vendor gotmls
Product malware security and bruteforce firewall
Published May 16, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Gotmls / Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall
0 โ‰ค 4.20.72

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50107 gotmls.net: https://gotmls.net/ gotmls.net: https://gotmls.net/downloads/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-anti-malware-security-bruteforce-firewall-directory-traversal

Credits

TheSmuggler