Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug: gotmls
Latest version: 4.23.90
Active installs: 100,000+
Known vulnerabilities: 21 (1 without a fix)
Data updated: 2026-10-17 08:35 UTC

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No fix available (1)

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Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: No fix available
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
[en] 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. CVE-2021-47977 · Source	High	7.5	<= 4.20.59	2026-05-16

Fixed in version 4.23.90 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.23.90
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.23.89 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-57691 · Source	Medium	5.8	< 4.23.90	2026-07-09

Fixed in version 4.23.88 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.23.88
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.23.87 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection CVE-2026-39478 · Source	High	8.8	< 4.23.88	2026-04-20

Fixed in version 4.23.83 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.23.83
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin <= 4.23.81 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download CVE-2025-11705 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 4.23.83	2025-10-28

Fixed in version 4.23.56 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.23.56
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin <= 4.21.96 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVE-2024-22144 · Source	Critical	9.0	< 4.23.56	2024-03-12

Fixed in version 4.21.86 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.21.86
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin < 4.21.86 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection CVE-2022-4327 · Source	Low	0.0	< 4.21.86	2022-12-21

Fixed in version 4.21.83 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.21.83
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin <= 4.21.74 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVE-2022-2599 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 4.21.83	2022-02-08

Fixed in version 4.20.96 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.20.96
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin <= 4.20.95 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVE-2022-0953 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 4.20.96	2022-03-28

Fixed in version 4.20.94 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.20.94
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin <= 4.20.93 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVE-2021-25101 · Source	Medium	4.8	< 4.20.94	2022-01-24

Fixed in version 4.16.18 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.16.18
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.17 - Cross-Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.16.18	2016-05-10

Fixed in version 4.15.44 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.15.44
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Anti-Malware Security & Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.42 - XSS & CSRF No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.44	-

Fixed in version 4.15.43 (1)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.15.43
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Get Off Malicious Scripts Plugin <= 4.15.42 - Multiple Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.43	2016-04-23

Fixed in version 4.15.23 (4)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.15.23
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Get Off Malicious Scripts Plugin <= 4.15.22 - Stored XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.23	2015-05-26
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.22 - Cross-Site Request Forgery No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.23	2015-05-25
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.15.22 - Cross-Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.23	2015-05-25
Anti-Malware & Brute-Force Security by ELI <= 4.15.22 - Stored XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.23	-

Fixed in version 4.15.20 (2)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 4.15.20
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Get Off Malicious Scripts Plugin <= 4.15.17 - Reflected XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.20	2015-05-15
Anti-Malware & Brute-Force Security by ELI <= 4.15.17 - Multiple Reflected XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 4.15.20	-

Fixed in version 1.2.07.20 (3)

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: Fixed in version 1.2.07.20
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Get Off Malicious Scripts Plugin - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.2.07.20	2015-05-26
WordPress Get Off Malicious Scripts Plugin - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.2.07.20	2015-05-26
Get Off Malicious Scripts - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.2.07.20	-

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