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CVE-2021-24727: Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.60 - Authenticated SQL Injections

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The StopBadBots WordPress plugin before 6.60 did not validate or escape the order and orderby GET parameter in some of its admin dashboard pages, leading to Authenticated SQL Injections

Affected products

• WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots: before 6.60 — fixed in 6.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots 6.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2576276/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ffa1f718-f2c5-48ef-8eea-33a18a628a2c
• https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=29174
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2576276/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ffa1f718-f2c5-48ef-8eea-33a18a628a2c
• https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=29174

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