StopBadBots < 6.67 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots WordPress plugin before 6.67 does not sanitise and escape the User Agent before using it in a SQL statement to save it, leading to a SQL injection
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01627 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots (Unknown): 6.67
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots | 6.67 to before 6.67 | 6.67 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots VendorUnknown Affected 6.67 to before 6.67 Fixed in 6.67 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:billminozzi:stop_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.67 | Vulnerable | Bill Minozzi |
- cpe:2.3:a:billminozzi:stop_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.67 Vulnerable ·Bill Minozzi
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots (Unknown) Fixed in 6.67
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24863
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pv6-jghj-vwmc
References
More Bill Minozzi Stop Bad Bots vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07009 Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.60 - Authenticated SQL Injections CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24863 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24863 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pv6-jghj-vwmc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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