CVE-2023-0993 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-0993 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/06/2023 | CVE Updated: 23/11/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: paultgoodchild | Product: Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-0993 Description

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 indicating that a theme or plugin has been edited, and is also a vector for Cross-Site Scripting via CVE-2023-0992.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | 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

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Source: paultgoodchild

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).