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CVE-2024-4344 — Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning [wp-simple-firewall] < 19.1.11

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-4344 Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning [wp-simple-firewall] < 19.1.11 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Medium 4.3 < 19.1.11 19.1.11 2024-06-01 —

CVE-2024-4344

The Shield Security plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability affecting versions through 19.1.13 because the exec function lacks proper nonce verification. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious request that, if clicked by an administrator, would disable the plugin's PIN protection mechanism for the admin interface.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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