# CVE-2025-48166: WordPress Stop and Block bots plugin Anti bots \<= 1.48 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-16 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- antibots: through 1.48

## Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in sminozzi Stop and Block bots plugin Anti bots antibots allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Stop and Block bots plugin Anti bots: from n/a through <= 1.48.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on antibots, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/antibots/vulnerability/wordpress-stop-and-block-bots-plugin-anti-bots-1-48-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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