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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2023-0993 EUVD-2023-12978GHSA-5p6w-7m52-66g9

Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization

Published Jun 9, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches < 17.0.18 17.0.18

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