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CVE-2022-1165

Blackhole for Bad Bots < 3.3.2 - Arbitrary IP Address Blocking via IP Spoofing

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Blackhole for Bad Bots WordPress plugin before 3.3.2 uses headers such as CF-CONNECTING-IP, CLIENT-IP etc to determine the IP address of requests hitting the blackhole URL, which allows them to be spoofed. This could result in blocking arbitrary IP addresses, such as legitimate/good search engine crawlers / bots. This could also be abused by competitors to cause damage related to visibility in search engines, can be used to bypass arbitrary blocks caused by this plugin, block any visitor or even the administrator and even more.

El plugin Blackhole for Bad Bots de WordPress versiones anteriores a 3.3.2, usa encabezados como CF-CONNECTING-IP, CLIENT-IP, etc. para determinar la dirección IP de las peticiones que llegan a la URL del blackhole, lo que permite que sean suplantadas. Esto podría resultar en el bloqueo de direcciones IP arbitrarias, tales como rastreadores / bots de motores de búsqueda legítimos / buenos. Esto también podría ser abusado por los competidores para causar daños relacionados con la visibilidad en los motores de búsqueda, puede ser usado para omitir los bloqueos arbitrarios causados por este plugin, bloquear cualquier visitante o incluso el administrador y aún más

*Credits: Daniel Ruf
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-01-31 CVE Published
  • 2022-03-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-10-26 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Plugin-planet
Search vendor "Plugin-planet"
 Blackhole For Bad Bots
Search vendor "Plugin-planet" for product "Blackhole For Bad Bots"
 < 3.3.2
Search vendor "Plugin-planet" for product "Blackhole For Bad Bots" and version " < 3.3.2"
wordpress
Affected