CVE-2023-0992
Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.2 High
- Published
- Jun 9, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 23, 2023
Description
The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17 via the 'User-Agent' header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breachespaultgoodchild |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/162dff28-94ea-4a47-a6cb-a13317cf1a04?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2883864%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftrunk&old=2883536%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-shield-security/
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