CVE-2023-0174 WP VR < 8.2.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites using WP VR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0174?
CVE-2023-0174 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP VR, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP VR WordPress plugin before 8.2.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rextheme Wp Vr.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0174 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0174 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP VR
- CVE-2023-40663 WordPress WP VR Plugin <= 8.3.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2025-6350 Cross-site scripting in WP VR – 360 Panorama and Free Virtual Tour Builder For WordPress
- CVE-2023-6529 WP VR < 8.3.15 - Unauthenticated Plugin Downgrade leading to XSS
- CVE-2023-1413 WP VR < 8.2.9 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2024-49293 WordPress WP VR plugin <= 8.5.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wcx-w5qh-8gcx.