Name: CVE-2021-24863: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24863, CWE-89, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.01627

The WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots WordPress plugin before 6.67 does not sanitise and escape the User Agent before using it in a SQL statement to save it, leading to a SQL injection

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Stopbadbots Plugin	—	Update stopbadbots plugin to version 6.67, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 15, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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