CVE-2023-0993
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/06/2023
Last modified:
08/04/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
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/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-shield-security/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2a-5dfcaeb38215?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/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2a-5dfcaeb38215?source=cve