I also noticed Elementor editor wasn’t loading webpages and another plugin was coming up with a signature challenge related update error but disabled AIB and both issues are now resolved. Not sure if these 3 issues are related?
Hi @cousineddie,
Thank you for reporting this issue! Yes, those 3 issues are definitely related.
We have identified a conflict where our new ‘Malicious Signature Analysis’ engine is intercepting background AJAX requests (which page builders like Elementor and our own Dashboard heavily rely on). If a specific browser fingerprint gets incorrectly flagged, the plugin tries to serve a JavaScript challenge inside the background data request, breaking the JSON response and causing the loading errors you experienced.
We consider this a high-priority bug and are already working on a hotfix (v8.8.5) that properly excludes all standard WordPress AJAX (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) and REST API requests from the signature challenging engine.
In the meantime, as a temporary workaround so you can keep the plugin active, you can simply disable the ‘Malicious Signature Engine’ inside the plugin settings (under the Advanced Rules or Security Engine tab). The rest of the Firewall and AIB Network will continue to protect your site flawlessly.
Thanks again for the detailed report, we’ll get this patched very soon!
== Upgrade Notice ==
= 8.8.5 =
CRITICAL UPDATE: Fixes infinite loading conflicts with Elementor and background AJAX requests. Also resolves Cloudflare synchronization timeouts. Update immediately.
Please, can you confirm if this update resolves your issue?
Best regards,
Advanced IP Blocker Team
Sweet. I have a dev doing some work on my site atm but will jump in and do the above and report back asap. Thanks for your prompt response.
