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CVE-2022-0211: Shield Security < 13.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Shield Security WordPress plugin before 13.0.6 does not sanitise and escape admin notes, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Affected products

• paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches: before 13.0.6 — fixed in 13.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches 13.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d276cca-d6eb-4f4c-83dd-fbc03254c679
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d276cca-d6eb-4f4c-83dd-fbc03254c679

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