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TI-2025-08588 Aliases CVE-2025-9376GHSA-xhmm-6xr8-jx92

Incorrect authorization in sminozzi Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders…

Priority LOW 35CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to an insufficient capability check on the 'stopbadbots_check_wordpress_logged_in_cookie' function in all versions up to, and including, 11.58. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass blocklists, rate limits, and other plugin functionality.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00371 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
sminozziBlock Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protectionup to 11.58—No fix listedCNA
  • Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Vendorsminozzi Affected up to 11.58 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9376
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhmm-6xr8-jx92

References

Other 4

  • TI-2024-12930 Path traversal in sminozzi Database Backup and Table Integrity Check with Automated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-10657 Site Checkup AI Troubleshooting with Wizard and Tips for Each Issue <= 1.47 - Unauthenticated Log File Poisoning CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-12931 Information disclosure in sminozzi Database Backup and Table Integrity Check with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-26286 WordPress WP Tools plugin <= 5.18 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2025-30536 WordPress Stop and Block bots plugin Anti bots <= 1.48 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-11909 Database Backup and check Tables Automated With Scheduler 2024 <= 2.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
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Sources

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