Search

Find a vulnerability

Search criteria

    2 vulnerabilities found for Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning by paultgoodchild

    CVE-2026-118057 (GCVE-0-2026-118057)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-31 07:46 – Updated: 2026-11-01 17:44
    VLAI
    Title
    Shield Security <= 22.3.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Request Path (REQUEST_URI) in Traffic Log
    Summary
    The Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'REQUEST_URI' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 22.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The hidden 'path' column in ForTraffic.php lacks a client-side render function, so DataTables builds its cell via innerHTML, causing stored HTML in the path value to be parsed into live DOM nodes; a prior partial fix in version 18.5.8 added esc_html() only to the visible 'page' column, leaving the hidden 'path' field unescaped and exploitable through version 22.2.6.
    Severity
    7.2 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-11-01 17:34 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
    Assigner
    Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
    CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2374 records in the last 180 days details
    References
    Impacted products
    Credits
    Kevin Whelan
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

    {
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-118057",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-11-01T17:34:21.965782Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-11-01T17:44:27.992Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Shield Security \u2013 Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection \u0026 File Scanning",
          "vendor": "paultgoodchild",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "22.3.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Kevin Whelan"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Shield Security \u2013 Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection \u0026 File Scanning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the \u0027REQUEST_URI\u0027 parameter in all versions up to, and including, 22.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The hidden \u0027path\u0027 column in ForTraffic.php lacks a client-side render function, so DataTables builds its cell via innerHTML, causing stored HTML in the path value to be parsed into live DOM nodes; a prior partial fix in version 18.5.8 added esc_html() only to the visible \u0027page\u0027 column, leaving the hidden \u0027path\u0027 field unescaped and exploitable through version 22.2.6."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 7.2,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-79",
              "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-31T07:46:48.870Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3781bf74-541a-4dfb-a058-1a9ea6aa970e?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Logging/Processors/RequestMetaProcessor.php#L28"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Tables/DataTables/LoadData/Traffic/BuildTrafficTableData.php#L67"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Tables/DataTables/Build/ForTraffic.php#L129"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Logging/Processors/RequestMetaProcessor.php#L104"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026new=3769612%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftags%2F22.3.4\u0026old=3768418%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftags%2F22.3.2"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2026-10-27T21:15:13.000Z",
          "value": "Vendor Notified"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2026-10-30T18:55:49.000Z",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Shield Security \u003c= 22.3.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Request Path (REQUEST_URI) in Traffic Log"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-118057",
    "datePublished": "2026-10-31T07:46:48.870Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-10-27T15:31:44.213Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-11-01T17:44:27.992Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

    CVE-2026-118057 (GCVE-0-2026-118057)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-31 07:46 – Updated: 2026-11-01 17:44
    VLAI
    Title
    Shield Security <= 22.3.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Request Path (REQUEST_URI) in Traffic Log
    Summary
    The Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'REQUEST_URI' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 22.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The hidden 'path' column in ForTraffic.php lacks a client-side render function, so DataTables builds its cell via innerHTML, causing stored HTML in the path value to be parsed into live DOM nodes; a prior partial fix in version 18.5.8 added esc_html() only to the visible 'page' column, leaving the hidden 'path' field unescaped and exploitable through version 22.2.6.
    Severity
    7.2 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-11-01 17:34 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
    Assigner
    Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
    CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2374 records in the last 180 days details
    References
    Impacted products
    Credits
    Kevin Whelan
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

    {
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-118057",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-11-01T17:34:21.965782Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-11-01T17:44:27.992Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Shield Security \u2013 Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection \u0026 File Scanning",
          "vendor": "paultgoodchild",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "22.3.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Kevin Whelan"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Shield Security \u2013 Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection \u0026 File Scanning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the \u0027REQUEST_URI\u0027 parameter in all versions up to, and including, 22.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The hidden \u0027path\u0027 column in ForTraffic.php lacks a client-side render function, so DataTables builds its cell via innerHTML, causing stored HTML in the path value to be parsed into live DOM nodes; a prior partial fix in version 18.5.8 added esc_html() only to the visible \u0027page\u0027 column, leaving the hidden \u0027path\u0027 field unescaped and exploitable through version 22.2.6."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 7.2,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-79",
              "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-31T07:46:48.870Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3781bf74-541a-4dfb-a058-1a9ea6aa970e?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Logging/Processors/RequestMetaProcessor.php#L28"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Tables/DataTables/LoadData/Traffic/BuildTrafficTableData.php#L67"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Tables/DataTables/Build/ForTraffic.php#L129"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/22.2.6/src/Logging/Processors/RequestMetaProcessor.php#L104"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026new=3769612%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftags%2F22.3.4\u0026old=3768418%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftags%2F22.3.2"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2026-10-27T21:15:13.000Z",
          "value": "Vendor Notified"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2026-10-30T18:55:49.000Z",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Shield Security \u003c= 22.3.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Request Path (REQUEST_URI) in Traffic Log"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-118057",
    "datePublished": "2026-10-31T07:46:48.870Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-10-27T15:31:44.213Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-11-01T17:44:27.992Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}