CVE•Published 2023-06-09•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2023-0992Getshieldsecurity · Shield_security
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS percentile
97
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 3% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2023-06-09
Modified 2026-04-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2023-0992Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · WP plugin path
http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/shield-security/"Matches any site loading the "shield-security" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.
Shodan · product
product:"Getshieldsecurity Shield Security"All exposed Getshieldsecurity Shield Security instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Shield Security"HTTP body or banner mentions "Shield Security" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2023-0992Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2023-0992Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2023-0992Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2023-0992GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2023-0992" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.