CVE-2023-0174: WP VR < 8.2.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

RexTheme WP VR: before 8.2.7 — fixed in 8.2.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RexTheme WP VR 8.2.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b53d0e6-def9-4907-bd2b-884b2afa52b3
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b53d0e6-def9-4907-bd2b-884b2afa52b3

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