High Privilege User Vulnerability in Shield Security WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-7313

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Shield Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 August 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 20.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected Version(s)

Shield Security 0 < 20.0.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-7313 - Proof of Concept

CVE-2024-7313
Created by Wayne-Ker

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/83a1bdc6-098e-43d5-89e5-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
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