CVE-2022-0949 json
WP Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.930 - Unauthenticated SQLi
published 2022-04-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15963
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.7%
- EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection WordPress plugin before 6.930 does not properly sanitise and escape the fingerprint parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the stopbadbots_grava_fingerprint AJAX action, available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection
Patch / fix
- stopbadbots block_and_stop_bad_bots 6.930
Exploit prediction
7.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress Stop Bad Bots <6.930 - SQL Injection nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0fbb79a-e160-49df-9cf2-18ab64ea66cb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/a0fbb79a-e160-49df-9cf2-18ab64ea66cb
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0949
- NVD CVE-2022-0949
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