CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2023-0993
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.55%
WordPress
Original NVD Description
The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization on the 'theme-plugin-file' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 17.0.17. This allows authenticated attackers to add arbitrary audit log entries indicating that a theme or plugin has been edited, and is also a vector for Cross-Site Scripting via CVE-2023-0992.
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