Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

7.2
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-0992
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published April 25, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ram - Wordfence

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-simple-firewall (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 17.0.18, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 17.0.18
Patched Version
  • 17.0.18

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