CVE-2025-22820 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22820: WordPress VR Views plugin <= 1.5.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Goldsounds

Product VR Views

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 9, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in goldsounds VR Views vr-views allows Stored XSS.This issue affects VR Views: from n/a through <= 1.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

VR Views versions 1.5.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with low-level account access can craft a malicious link that, when clicked by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal sessions or perform unauthorized actions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts and data are at risk if they click attacker-crafted links; site reputation and user trust may be damaged.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs a low-privilege account on the site; victim must click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22820 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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