Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection <= 10.23 - Missing Authorization to Information Expsoure
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-4355 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-05-30 09:15:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:21:35 UTC |
| Description | 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 a missing capability check on the stopbadbots_get_ajax_data() function in all versions up to, and including, 10.23. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to expose visitor data. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.003780000 probability, percentile 0.593380000 (date 2026-04-12)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Sminozzi | Block Bad Bots And Stop Bad Bots Crawlers And Spiders And Anti Spam Protection | affected 10.23 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress.org/plugins/stopbadbots | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3094528 | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c77d94ae-528d-4525-b16d-96529... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Krzysztof Zając (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-05-29T19:55:23.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.