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Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall

Plugin description

Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall is a WordPress component with 1 published CVE record in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published May 16, 2026; the highest CVE/CNA score is 8.7.

Plugin slug: anti-malware-security-and-bruteforce-firewall

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2021-47977: Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall: Filesystem traversal

Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is <= 4.20.72.

PublishedMay 16, 2026

Known safe version> 4.20.72

		Safe version
May 16, 2026	CVE-2021-47977 Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall: Filesystem traversal Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is <= 4.20.72.	> 4.20.72	CVE8.7 NVDPending