CVE-2023-09934.3MediumCWE-862

CVE-2023-0993: Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization

paultgoodchild · Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches

Vendor fix available · Affected: paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

46th percentile

050100

Higher than 46% of scored CVEs

4.3MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

paultgoodchild · Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breachesbefore 17.0.18

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Missing Authorization · Access Control
Vendor: paultgoodchild
Published: June 2023
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), June 2023

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