CVE-2023-0993CWE-862

Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization

Medium · published June 9, 2023

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00550 · 45.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2023-06-09T05:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 05:33Z
    Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization
    cvelistv5