High 7.5Published May 16, 2026

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

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:23 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Gotmls Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall gotmls:malware_security_and_bruteforce_firewall (from the name)	through 4.20.72	CNA record

References

References

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

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