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CVE-2021-47977

Published: May 16, 2026

Modified: May 25, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gotmls	Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall	affected `0 - <= 4.20.72`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

References

ExploitDB-50107

exploit

Official Product Homepage

product

Product Reference

product

VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Anti-Malware Security Bruteforce Firewall 4.20.59 Directory Traversal

third-party-advisory

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