# CVE-2022-0949: WP Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.930 - Unauthenticated SQLi

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via the fingerprint parameter in the Block Bad Bots WordPress plugin, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q4jm-qp48-3j3f

## What is CVE-2022-0949?

CVE-2022-0949 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection, published on 11 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection WordPress plugin before 6.930 does not properly sanitise and escape the fingerprint parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the stopbadbots_grava_fingerprint AJAX action, available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stopbadbots Block and Stop Bad Bots.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0949 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0949 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Stop Bad Bots <6.930 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0949.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection

- [CVE-2021-25070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25070/): WP Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.88 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0949 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection, published on 11 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0949 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Block Bad Bots and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0949/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.