CVE-2023-0993
Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Jun 9, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 23, 2023
Description
The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization on the 'theme-plugin-file' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17. This allows authenticated attackers to add arbitrary audit log entries indicating that a theme or plugin has been edited, and is also a vector for Cross-Site Scripting via CVE-2023-0992.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breachespaultgoodchild |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2a-5dfcaeb38215?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/
- 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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