CVE-2026-0722 (GCVE-0-2026-0722)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-19 04:36 – Updated: 2026-02-19 04:36
VLAI?
Title
Shield Security <= 21.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to SQL Injection
Summary
The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.8. This is due to the plugin allowing nonce verification to be bypassed via user-supplied parameter in the 'isNonceVerifyRequired' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute SQL injection attacks, extracting sensitive information from the database, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| paultgoodchild | Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches |
Affected:
* , ≤ 21.0.8
(semver)
|
Credits
Dmitrii Ignatyev
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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