PT-2024-38259 · WordPress · The Shield Security Wordpress Plugin

Krugov Artyom · Published 2024-08-25 · Updated 2025-05-17 · CVE-2024-7313

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Shield Security WordPress plugin versions prior to 20.0.6

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting problem, where a parameter is not properly sanitised and escaped before being outputted back in the page. This could be exploited against high-privilege users, such as administrators.

Recommendations For versions prior to 20.0.6, update to version 20.0.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-7313

Affected Products

The Shield Security Wordpress Plugin

References · 8

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/83a1bdc6-098e-43d5-89e5-f4202ecd78a1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7313 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7313 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1827954542966702346 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/4099 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122706 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/92099 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1909184387280740569 · Twitter Post