CVE-2022-3883 json
StopBadBots < 7.24 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation
published 2022-12-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43219
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection WordPress plugin before 7.24 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and install and activate arbitrary plugins from wordpress.org
Patch / fix
- Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection 7.24
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8695b157-abac-4aa6-a022-e3ae41c03544 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/8695b157-abac-4aa6-a022-e3ae41c03544
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3883
- NVD CVE-2022-3883
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