WordPress CVEs

Description

The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.8. This is due to the plugin allowing nonce verification to be bypassed via user-supplied parameter in the 'isNonceVerifyRequired' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL injection attacks, extracting sensitive information from the database, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected WordPress components

• Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning Plugin · wp-simple-firewall
  Confirmed match Active
  Up to and including 21.0.8
  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

• paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches — Up to and including 21.0.8

References

• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/21.0.8/src/lib/src/ActionRouter/Actions/BaseAction.php#L125
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/21.0.8/src/lib/src/ActionRouter/CaptureAjaxAction.php#L42
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-firewall/tags/21.0.8/src/lib/src/Tables/DataTables/LoadData/Traffic/BuildTrafficTableData.php#L114
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3439494%40wp-simple-firewall&new=3439494%40wp-simple-firewall&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-0722/
• www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f53d9579-56e9-41aa-b6b7-2472734ee719?source=cve
• nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record