CVE-2026-0722
Shield Security <= 21.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to SQL Injection
mediumImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
21.0.10
Patched in
1d
Time to patch
Description
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=21.0.8PublishedFebruary 18, 2026
Last updatedFebruary 19, 2026
Affected pluginwp-simple-firewall
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