4.3
CVSSv3

CVE-2023-0993

Published: 09/06/2023 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v3 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 1.4 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

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 malicious users 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.

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Exploits

WordPress Shield Security Smart Bot Blocking and Intrusion Prevention plugin versions 17017 and below suffer from cross site scripting and missing authorization vulnerabilities ...