Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3883StopBadBots < 7.24 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection | 0 – before 7.24 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8695b157-abac-4aa6-a022-e3ae41c03544 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description