CVE-2024-7313 Shield Security < 20.0.6 - Reflected XSS

What is CVE-2024-7313?

CVE-2024-7313 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Shield Security, published on 26 Aug 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7313?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getshieldsecurity Shield Security.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7313 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-2024-7313 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7313 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Shield 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-2024-22163 WordPress Shield Security Plugin <= 18.5.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) High 7.1
• 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-c84x-657q-q6vq.