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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-7313 · published 26 August 2024

CVE-2024-7313: Getshieldsecurity shield security cross-site scripting vulnerability

Getshieldsecurity · Shield Security

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.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/83a1bdc6-098e-43d5-89e5-f4202ecd78a1/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-7313), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.