CVE-2023-0993

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 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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
paultgoodchildShield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches0 < 17.0.18affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-862: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References