# CVE-2023-1413: WP VR < 8.2.9 - Reflected XSS

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters, potentially compromising admin accounts in the WP VR plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jc9-hrrw-xmcv

## What is CVE-2023-1413?

CVE-2023-1413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP VR, published on 17 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WP VR WordPress plugin before 8.2.9 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1413?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rextheme Wp Vr.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1413 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1413 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP VR

- [CVE-2023-40663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40663/): WordPress WP VR Plugin <= 8.3.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-6350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6350/): Cross-site scripting in WP VR – 360 Panorama and Free Virtual Tour Builder For WordPress (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-6529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6529/): WP VR < 8.3.15 - Unauthenticated Plugin Downgrade leading to XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-0174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0174/): WP VR < 8.2.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-49293](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49293/): WordPress WP VR plugin <= 8.5.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1413 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP VR, published on 17 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1413 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP VR. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1413/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1413/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1413
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1413
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1413

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1413/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.