XSS in Getshieldsecurity Shield Security
CVE-2022-0211
The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 13.0.6 does not sanitise and escape admin notes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Getshieldsecurity Shield Security
- Shield Security – Scanners, Hardening, Brute Force Protection & Firewall — versions 13.0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d276cca-d6eb-4f4c-83dd-fbc03254c679 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0211?
- CVE-2022-0211 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshieldsecurity Shield Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0211?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0211 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.