CVE-2024-7313Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator browser script execution via nav_sub reflection

Published Aug 26, 2024 · Updated Aug 26, 2024

Reflected XSS in Shield Security before 20.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in an administrator's browser. The WordPress admin page reflects the nav_sub query parameter without sanitization or output escaping, and the request lacks a CSRF nonce. Exploitation requires a high-privilege user to open a crafted plugin-admin link; resulting script runs with that user's site origin and privileges.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Shield Security before 20.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in an administrator's browser. The WordPress admin page reflects the nav_sub query parameter without sanitization or output escaping, and the request lacks a CSRF nonce. Exploitation requires a high-privilege user to open a crafted plugin-admin link; resulting script runs with that user's site origin and privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7313
Published
Aug 26, 2024
Updated
Aug 26, 2024
Vendor
Shield Security
Product
Shield Security
Classifications
CWE-352, CWE-79, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=0 <20.0.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Shield Security · Shield Securityversion=0 <20.0.6

Published CVSS scores

6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.001Malicious Link

Public exploit references

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo