CVE-2025-14427

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress versions through 21.0.9

Description The Shield Security plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized data modification. A missing capability check on the MfaEmailDisable action allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to disable the global Email 2FA setting for the entire site.

Recommendations Update The Shield Security plugin to a version later than 21.0.9.