XSS Vulnerability in WP VR Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2023-6529

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 January 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2023-6529?

The WP VR plugin for WordPress, prior to version 8.3.15, is susceptible to a serious vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to bypass authorization and execute CSRF attacks. This flaw enables unauthorized individuals to downgrade the plugin to earlier versions, which are known to contain Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. As a result, threat actors may exploit this issue to inject malicious scripts that could either be reflected or stored, compromising the integrity of the affected site.

Affected Version(s)

WP VR 0 < 8.3.15

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

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