Shield Security
CVE-2024-22163
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Shield Security Shield Security - Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shield Security - Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security: from n/a through 18.5.7.
AnalysisAI
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Shield Security Shield Security - Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security allows. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Shield Security Shield Security - Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security allows Stored XSS.5.7. Affected products include: Getshieldsecurity Shield Security. Version information: through 18.5.7..
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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