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

Thesmuggler · Published 2026-05-16 · Updated 2026-05-17 · CVE-2021-47977

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Anti-Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall version 4.20.59

Description A directory traversal issue allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the file parameter. Attackers can send requests to the 'duplicator download' action via the 'admin-ajax.php' endpoint using path traversal sequences to access sensitive system files outside the intended directory. Directory traversal is a technique that allows an attacker to read files on the server that are outside the web root folder.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-47977

Affected Products

Anti-Malware Security/Brute-Force Firewall

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50107 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47977 · Security Note
• https://gotmls.net/downloads · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-anti-malware-security-bruteforce-firewall-directory-traversal · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/54017 · Telegram Post
• https://gotmls.net · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2055866562389631080 · Twitter Post