CVE-2024-22163 WordPress Shield Security Plugin <= 18.5.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2024-22163?

CVE-2024-22163 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security, published on 31 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Shield Security Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security: from n/a through 18.5.7.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22163?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getshieldsecurity Shield Security.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22163 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-2024-22163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security

• CVE-2023-6989 Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-0992 Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High 7.2
• CVE-2024-7313 Shield Security < 20.0.6 - Reflected XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2022-0211 Shield Security < 13.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 4.8
• CVE-2023-0993 Shield Security <= 17.0.17 - Missing Authorization Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3g98-33qx-2q68.