CVE-2023-0992CWE-79

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

High · published June 9, 2023

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 7.2. It sits in the 99.8th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1

7.2

EPSS

93%

Percentile

99.8

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

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.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 7.2 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.93046 · 99.8th percentile
Weakness: CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published: 2023-06-09T05:33Z

EPSS history

Timeline

09 JUN 05:33Z
Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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