Vulnerability · Published Jan 31, 2024 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2024-22163WordPress Shield Security Plugin <= 18.5.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security from Shield Security. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Shield Security Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security: from n/a through 18.5.7.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Shield Security	Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security	n/a – through 18.5.7

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-simple-firewall/wordpress-shield-security-plugin-18-5-7-unauthenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry