Blackhole for Bad Bots · Security record

Is Blackhole for Bad Bots safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (3.9). 3 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Mar 25, 2026.

Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 3.9.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Nov 6, 2026 (2 days ago)
Releases in the last year: 7
Tested up to: WordPress 7.2
Support resolved: 3 of 3 threads in two months
Active installs: 30K+

3 known vulnerabilities

1 critical
2 not rated

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

20222
20261

Every known vulnerability in Blackhole for Bad Bots

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User-Agent HTTP Header
Fixed in 3.8.1 · CVE-2026-4329 · Mar 25, 2026 · Wordfence
Arbitrary IP Address Blocking via IP Spoofing vulnerability
Fixed in 3.3.2 · Jan 31, 2022 · Patchstack
critical
Arbitrary IP Address Blocking via IP Spoofing
Fixed in 3.3.2 · CVE-2022-1165 · Jan 31, 2022 · Wordfence

Questions about Blackhole for Bad Bots’s security

Is Blackhole for Bad Bots safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Blackhole for Bad Bots updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does Blackhole for Bad Bots have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 3 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Blackhole for Bad Bots up to date.

Is Blackhole for Bad Bots still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 2 days ago. Its authors resolved 3 of the 3 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is Blackhole for Bad Bots compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.2, ahead of the current 7.1.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.