PT-2026-41463 · Gotmls · Anti-Malware Security/Brute-Force Firewall

Thesmuggler · Published 2026-05-16 · Updated 2026-05-16 · CVE-2021-47977

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-47977

Affected Products

Anti-Malware Security/Brute-Force Firewall

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50107 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47977 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-anti-malware-security-bruteforce-firewall-directory-traversal · Note
• https://gotmls.net · Note
• https://gotmls.net/downloads · Note