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CVE-2023-0993

Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

WordPress Shield Security Smart Bot Blocking and Intrusion Prevention plugin versions 17.0.17 and below suffer from cross site scripting and missing authorization vulnerabilities.

*Credits: Ramuel Gall
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-04-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-15 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Getshieldsecurity
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 Shield Security
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 <= 17.0.17
Search vendor "Getshieldsecurity" for product "Shield Security" and version " <= 17.0.17"
wordpress
Affected