SQL Injection in Stopbadbots Block And Stop Bad Bots

CVE-2021-25070

The Block Bad Bots WordPress plugin before 6.88 does not properly sanitise and escape the User Agent before using it in a SQL statement to record logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.016 (73.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25070?
CVE-2021-25070 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Stopbadbots Block And Stop Bad Bots, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-25070?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25070 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.