CVE-2023-0992
mediumpriority · attend · 57EPSS 0.930 · 100 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17 via the 'User-Agent' header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- getshieldsecurity shield security≤ 17.0.17nvdUScpe:2.3:a:getshieldsecurity:shield_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-0992/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2023040081cnnvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2883864%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftrunk&old=2883536%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=cnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/#developerscnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/162dff28-94ea-4a47-a6cb-a13317cf1a04?source=cvecnnvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2883864%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftrunk&old=2883536%40wp-simple-firewall%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=enisa_euvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/#developersenisa_euvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-shield-security/enisa_euvd
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