CVE-2022-1165 Blackhole for Bad Bots < 3.3.2 - Arbitrary IP Address Blocking via IP Spoofing
Attackers can spoof IP headers to bypass bot blocking or deny service to legitimate users and administrators in the Blackhole for Bad Bots plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1165?
CVE-2022-1165 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Blackhole for Bad Bots, published on 4 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Planet Blackhole for Bad Bots.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqmc-2w22-q469.