How severe is CVE-2023-0993?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0993 known to be exploited?

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

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

CVE-2023-0993

The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization on the 'theme-plugin-file' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17. This allows authenticated attackers to add arbitrary audit log entries indica…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0993?: CVE-2023-0993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-0993?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0993 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.