description: The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17 via the 'User-Agent' header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
problem types: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
affected:
{
vendor: paultgoodchild
product: Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention
versions:
version: *, status: affected, lessThan: 17.0.18, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
baseScore: 7.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
]