How severe is CVE-2023-0992?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0992 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches

CVE-2023-0992

The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17 via the 'User-Agent' header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scrip…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.388 (97.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0992?: CVE-2023-0992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-0992?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0992 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.