CVE-2023-0993

low-risk
Published 2023-06-09

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Getshieldsecurity

References (7)

Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new...
Product https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-shiel...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2...
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new...
Product https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal