CVE-2023-0993

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.09%

Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: paultgoodchild Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674461ad-9b61-48c4-af2a-5dfcaeb38215?source=cve	third party advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-firewall/	product
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=	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-0993?: CVE-2023-0993 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-0993?: To fix CVE-2023-0993, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-0993 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-0993 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-0993?: CVE-2023-0993 affects paultgoodchild Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention.

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