CVE-2024-7313 (GCVE-0-2024-7313)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-26 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-26 17:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Shield Security < 20.0.6 - Reflected XSS
Summary
The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 20.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-26 17:48 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/83a1bdc6-098e-43… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Shield Security |
Affected:
0 , < 20.0.6
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| getshieldsecurity | shield_security |
Affected:
0 , < 20.0.6
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:getshieldsecurity:shield_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
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