CVE-2026-0561 PUBLISHED

Shield Security <= 21.0.8 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'message' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 01.01.2026 Published: 19.02.2026 Updated: 19.02.2026

The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'message' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.1

Product Status

Vendor paultgoodchild
Product Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 21.0.8 (incl.)

Credits

  • Dmitrii Ignatyev finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE