Insecure Direct Object Reference in The Shield Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-15370

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-15370?

The Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress is susceptible to an Insecure Direct Object Reference. This vulnerability originates from inadequate validation on a user-controlled key within the MfaGoogleAuthToggle class. Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher could exploit this weakness to potentially disable Google Authenticator for any user, compromising account security and exposing sensitive information.

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Affected Version(s)

Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches * <= 21.0.9

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-fire...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3438647/wp-s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
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