EUVD-2026-16102CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The Blackhole for Bad Bots plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the User-Agent HTTP header in all versions up to and including 3.8. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The plugin uses sanitize_text_field() when capturing bot data (which strips HTML tags but does not escape HTML entities like double quotes), then stores the data via update_option(). When an administrator views the Bad Bots log page, the stored data is output directly into HTML input value attributes (lines 75-83) without esc_attr() and into HTML span content without esc_html(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an administrator views the Blackhole Bad Bots admin page.
Analysis
The Blackhole for Bad Bots plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the User-Agent HTTP header. All versions up to and including 3.8 are affected. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Disable the Blackhole for Bad Bots plugin immediately and assess whether alternative bot protection solutions are in place. Within 7 days: Audit admin accounts for suspicious activity and review access logs for unauthorized changes; evaluate alternative plugins or security solutions for bot mitigation. …
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