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CVE-2021-47977: WordPress Anti-Malware Security Bruteforce Firewall <= 4.20.72 Directory Traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• Gotmls Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall: through 4.20.72

References

• https://gotmls.net/
• https://gotmls.net/downloads/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50107
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-anti-malware-security-bruteforce-firewall-directory-traversal

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