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TI-2022-01054 Aliases CVE-2022-1165GHSA-cqmc-2w22-q469

Blackhole for Bad Bots < 3.3.2 - Arbitrary IP Address Blocking via IP Spoofing

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The Blackhole for Bad Bots WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 uses headers such as CF-CONNECTING-IP, CLIENT-IP etc to determine the IP address of requests hitting the blackhole URL, which allows them to be spoofed. This could result in blocking arbitrary IP addresses, such as legitimate/good search engine crawlers / bots. This could also be abused by competitors to cause damage related to visibility in search engines, can be used to bypass arbitrary blocks caused by this plugin, block any visitor or even the administrator and even more.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0167 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Blackhole for Bad Bots (Unknown): 3.3.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownBlackhole for Bad Bots3.3.2 to before 3.3.23.3.2Patch availableCNA
  • Blackhole for Bad Bots VendorUnknown Affected 3.3.2 to before 3.3.2 Fixed in 3.3.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:blackhole_for_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.3.2Vulnerablespecialk
  • cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:blackhole_for_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·specialk

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Blackhole for Bad Bots (Unknown) Fixed in 3.3.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1165
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqmc-2w22-q469

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Sources

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