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CVE-2024-7313

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 26, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning Plugin · wp-simple-firewall
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 20.0.6
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Shield Security — Before 20.0.6
  • getshieldsecurity shield_security — Before 20.0.6

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/83a1bdc6-098e-43d5-89e5-f4202ecd78a1/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record