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CVE-2021-25070

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-03-28
  • Fixed in6.88
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-2818:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Stopbadbots block and stop bad bots
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.88< 6.886.88

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Stopbadbots block and stop bad bots to 6.88

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4qw3-m7w5-cr2v

Frequently asked questions

What is 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

Is CVE-2021-25070 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-25070 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-25070?

CVE-2021-25070 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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