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Vulnerability · 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 capabili

Published Aug 28, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 18, 2026 · Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9376. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record · vendor sminozzi Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection 0 ≤11.58

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.

Are you affected?

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  • stated named in the record<= 11.58
  • vendor sminozzi Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection 0 ≤11.580 ≤11.58

How to fix CVE-2025-9376

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-9376. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 11.58; sminozzi Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection 0 ≤11.58 0 ≤11.58. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 28, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 plugi

  2. Oct 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 plugi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9376

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-9376

    30-day exploitation probability 0.36%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-26082

    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 i

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 i

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 18, 2026