CVE-2023-0992
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
09/06/2023
Last modified:
08/04/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.20
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:getshieldsecurity:shield_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 17.0.17 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2883864%40wp-simple-firewall/trunk&old=2883536%40wp-simple-firewall/trunk
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-shield-security/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/162dff28-94ea-4a47-a6cb-a13317cf1a04?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2883864%40wp-simple-firewall/trunk&old=2883536%40wp-simple-firewall/trunk
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/162dff28-94ea-4a47-a6cb-a13317cf1a04?source=cve