PT-2025-34988 · WordPress · Block Bad Bots +1

Jarno Vos · Published 2025-08-28 · Updated 2025-08-28 · CVE-2025-9376

Positive Technologies · (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:

Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection plugin for WordPress versions through 11.58

Description:

The plugin is susceptible to unauthorized data access due to an inadequate capability check within the `stopbadbots check wordpress logged in cookie` function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to circumvent security measures such as blocklists and rate limits.

Recommendations:

Update the plugin to a version beyond 11.58.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-9376

Affected Products

Block Bad Bots

Stopbadbots

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9376 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1961030558747705721 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stopbadbots/trunk/stopbadbots.php#L1958 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1961049617816023453 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3350927 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8d6b0d86-3cb4-4723-b677-141c604f00cc?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3351023 · Note