CVE-2025-10745 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

The Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blocking Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8. This is due to a site-wide “secret key” being deterministically generated from a constant character set using md5() and base64_encode() and then stored in the `banhammer_secret_key` option. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin’s logging and blocking by appending a GET parameter named `banhammer-process_{SECRET}` where `{SECRET}` is the predictable value, thereby causing Banhammer to abort its protections for that request.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-330 CWE-330

References

Other References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/banhammer/trunk/inc/banhammer-core.php#L101 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/banhammer/trunk/inc/banhammer-functions.php#L336 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3365087%40banhammer&new=3365087%40banhammer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3365979%40banhammer&new=3365979%40banhammer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/97c46a13-6981-426f-b24a-c9820657042f?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-10745? +

The Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blocking Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8. This is due to a site-wide “secret key” being deterministically generated from a constant character set using md5() and base64_encode() and then stored in the `banhammer_secret_key` option. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin’s logging and blocking by appending a GET parameter named `banhammer-process_{SECRET}` where `{SECRET}` is the predictable value, thereby causing Banhammer to abort its protections for that request. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-10745? +

CVE-2025-10745 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-10745? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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