CVE-2021-47977
WordPress Anti-Malware Security Bruteforce Firewall <= 4.20.72 Directory Traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- May 16, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- Reserved
- May 16, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Malware Security and Bruteforce FirewallGotmls |
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References
- ExploitDB-50107exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Anti-Malware Security Bruteforce Firewall 4.20.59 Directory Traversalthird-party-advisory
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