Auth bypass in Sminozzi Block Bad Bots And Stop Crawlers Spiders Anti Spam Protection

CVE-2025-9376

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-9376: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9376?
CVE-2025-9376 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sminozzi Block Bad Bots And Stop Crawlers Spiders Anti Spam Protection, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-9376?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.