CVE-2022-1165 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Blackhole for Bad Bots WordPress plugin prior to version 3.3.2. Attackers can spoof IP addresses by manipulating HTTP headers, leading to the arbitrary blocking of legitimate IP addresses, including search engine crawlers. This flaw has a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on integrity and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for significant disruption to website visibility and functionality remains high.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:blackhole_for_bad_bots:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.