CVE-2023-0993
mediumpriority · track · 17OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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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)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-0993/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/cnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2a-5dfcaeb38215?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/enisa_euvd
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