# CVE-2023-1414: WP VR < 8.3.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Tour Update

> Authenticated users can modify arbitrary virtual tours due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the WP VR plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcw3-646c-pcmv

## What is CVE-2023-1414?

CVE-2023-1414 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP VR, published on 24 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP VR WordPress plugin before 8.3.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in various AJAX actions, one in particular could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update arbitrary tours

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1414?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rextheme Wp Vr.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1414?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1414 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1414 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-2023-1413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1413/): WP VR < 8.2.9 - Reflected 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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1414 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1414 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP VR, published on 24 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1414 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-2023-1414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1414/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1414
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1414
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1414

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1414/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.