CVE-2022-0211 Shield Security < 13.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via admin notes in the Shield Security plugin, bypassing HTML filtering restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0211?
CVE-2022-0211 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Shield Security – Scanners, Security Hardening, Brute Force Protection & Firewall, published on 21 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getshieldsecurity Shield Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-0211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Shield Security – Scanners, Security Hardening, Brute Force Protection & Firewall
- CVE-2023-6989 Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2023-0992 Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-22163 WordPress Shield Security Plugin <= 18.5.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-7313 Shield Security < 20.0.6 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2023-0993 Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5chx-62hx-4phc.