CVE-2025-9376

Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection <= 11.58 - Insufficient Authorization to Unauthenticated Blocklist Bypass

Description

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: sminozzi Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8d6b0d86-3cb4-4723-b677-141c604f00cc?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stopbadbots/trunk/stopbadbots.php#L1958
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3350927/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3351023/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-9376?
CVE-2025-9376 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-9376?
To fix CVE-2025-9376, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-9376 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-9376 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-9376?
CVE-2025-9376 affects sminozzi Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection.
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