Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a CSRF flaw in the Rextheme WP VR WordPress plugin up to version 8.2.7. An attacker could potentially trick an authenticated site user into making unintended WP VR-related changes. The reported impact is limited to integrity, not data theft or outage.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate website hygiene issue. It is not listed as actively exploited, but affected WordPress plugins should be found and remediated during the normal vulnerability cycle, especially on public or business-critical websites.
Technical view
CVE-2023-25708 is CWE-352 in WP VR – 360 Panorama and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Rextheme WP VR plugin installed at version 8.2.7 or earlier. Sites without this plugin, or with unaffected versions per vendor guidance, are not indicated as exposed by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation would require user interaction, consistent with CSRF risk, but the bundle does not provide affected actions, endpoints, or exploit details.
Researcher notes
The provided evidence identifies the product, weakness class, CVSS vector, and affected upper version. It does not include endpoint-level details, a named fixed version, exploit evidence, or vendor patch notes, so validation should rely on installed-version checks and vendor advisory review.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WP VR plugin and installed version.
- Check Rextheme or Patchstack guidance for the fixed version or official mitigation.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-confirmed fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where business use is not required.
- Review privileged WordPress accounts for unnecessary administrative access.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WP VR is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Compare installed versions against the reported affected range: 8.2.7 and earlier.
- Review vendor advisory details before declaring a site remediated.
- Check administrative change history for unexpected WP VR configuration changes.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.