WP Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.88 - Unauthenticated SQLi
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 Block Bad Bots WordPress plugin before 6.88 does not properly sanitise and escape the User Agent before using it in a SQL statement to record logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01608 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection (Unknown): 6.88
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 | Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection | 6.88 to before 6.88 | 6.88 | Patch available | CNA |
- Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection VendorUnknown Affected 6.88 to before 6.88 Fixed in 6.88 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stopbadbots:block_and_stop_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.88 | Vulnerable | Stopbadbots |
- cpe:2.3:a:stopbadbots:block_and_stop_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.88 Vulnerable ·Stopbadbots
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection (Unknown) Fixed in 6.88
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25070
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qw3-m7w5-cr2v
References
More Stopbadbots Block And Stop Bad Bots vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00848 WP Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.930 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-25070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4qw3-m7w5-cr2v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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