XSS in Getshieldsecurity Shield Security
CVE-2024-7313
The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 20.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Getshieldsecurity Shield Security
- Shield Security — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/83a1bdc6-098e-43d5-89e5-f4202ecd78a1/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-7313?
- CVE-2024-7313 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshieldsecurity Shield Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-7313?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-7313 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.