CVE-2024-4344

Medium

Description

The Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 19.1.13. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the exec function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disable pin protection for the admin interface of the plugin via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductShield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
PublishedJun 2, 2024
First seenJun 2, 2024

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breachesv ≤ 19.1.10—

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