CVE-2021-47977
Unauthenticated path traversal in WP Anti-Malware plugin enables arbitrary file read.
Is CVE-2021-47977 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2021-47977 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2021-47977?
CVE-2021-47977 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-47977?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2021-47977, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2021-47977 affect?
CVE-2021-47977 affects WordPress Plugin Anti-Malware Security and Bruteforce Firewall 4.20.59. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2021-47977?
Upgrade ASAP; if unavailable, disable plugin.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Information disclosure via path traversal; unauthenticated read of sensitive files (config, credentials) outside allowed dirs.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 4.20.72
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.