VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-0211
The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 13.0.6 does not sanitise and escape admin notes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.60%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 13.0.6 does not sanitise and escape admin notes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- getshieldsecurity/shield security
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d276cca-d6eb-4f4c-83dd-fbc03254c679Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d276cca-d6eb-4f4c-83dd-fbc03254c679Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.