paultgoodchild Shield Security Plugin up to 22.3.2 on WordPress DataTables ForTraffic.php REQUEST_URI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in paultgoodchild Shield Security Plugin up to 22.3.2. This affects an unknown function of the file ForTraffic.php of the component DataTables. Executing a manipulation of the argument REQUEST_URI can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-118057. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in paultgoodchild Shield Security Plugin up to 22.3.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file ForTraffic.php of the component DataTables. The manipulation of the argument REQUEST_URI with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'REQUEST_URI' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 22.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The hidden 'path' column in ForTraffic.php lacks a client-side render function, so DataTables builds its cell via innerHTML, causing stored HTML in the path value to be parsed into live DOM nodes; a prior partial fix in version 18.5.8 added esc_html() only to the visible 'page' column, leaving the hidden 'path' field unescaped and exploitable through version 22.2.6.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-118057 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:ForTraffic.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• paultgoodchild

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• Shield Security Plugin

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• 22.3.0
• 22.3.1
• 22.3.2

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