Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach plugin file-upload endpoint unauthenticated
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DeliveryUpload file with malicious JavaScript payload
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ExploitServer stores and serves with attacker-controlled content type
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ExecutionVictim opens malicious file URL
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PersistScript executes in site origin
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ImpactSteal session or hijack admin actions
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target site to run the Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce WordPress plugin before 4.13.1 with its file storage/upload feature reachable. No authentication is needed (PR:N), but successful exploitation depends on a victim opening the attacker-uploaded file URL (UI:R) for the stored JavaScript to execute in their browser - so it is not a fully automatic drive-by. The core weakness is that the plugin neither validates uploaded file contents nor forces a safe content type, instead serving files with an attacker-controlled content type; installations on versions ≥4.13.1 are not affected. |
| Impact | This is a WPScan-reported (contact@wpscan.com / EUVD-2026-89622) unauthenticated stored XSS in the Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce WordPress plugin (<4.13.1), where uploaded files are neither content-validated nor served with a safe content type, letting an attacker serve attacker-controlled JavaScript/HTML in the site origin. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H = 8.8) is aggressive for an XSS: it assigns total (High) confidentiality, integrity and availability impact but keeps scope Unchanged, which is internally inconsistent with typical XSS scoring - script execution in a victim browser is normally a scope-changed, Low-impact event, so 8.8 likely overstates raw severity. Weighing the other signals in the same direction: SSVC records Exploitation=none, Automatable=no (Technical Impact=total), no EPSS score is provided, the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, and no POC is indicated. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. Net: a genuine unauthenticated flaw worth patching, but the required victim interaction (UI:R), niche product footprint, non-automatable exploitation, and absence of exploitation evidence make this a moderate - not urgent - priority despite the 8.8 headline. Note the vector's C:H/I:H/A:H/S:U combination should be verified against the WPScan advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker uploads a file containing malicious JavaScript (or HTML) through the plugin's file storage feature, which stores it and later serves it back with an attacker-chosen content type. When any user - including an administrator - opens the URL to that file, the script executes in the context of the WordPress site, enabling session/cookie theft, admin action forgery, or redirection. No POC is publicly identified, and exploitation requires the victim to open the malicious file (UI:R). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce WordPress plugin before 4.13.1 lets unauthenticated attackers upload a file whose contents are never validated and which the plugin then serves back with an attacker-controlled content type, so the embedded JavaScript executes in the browser of any user who opens the uploaded file's URL. Exploitation requires the target site to expose the plugin's file storage/upload feature and depends on a victim opening the attacker-supplied file link (UI:R), so it is not an automatic drive-by compromise; no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and CISA's SSVC evaluation records exploitation as 'none'. Sites running version 4.13.1 or later are not affected, and the vendor has released a fix.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce WordPress plugin to version 4.13.1 or later - the vendor-released patch is available and is the only complete fix, since it hardens both content validation on upload and the content type used when files are served. Where an immediate upgrade is not possible, disable or remove the plugin's file storage/upload feature so no untrusted files can be persisted, accepting that this removes legitimate publishing/file-hosting functionality for site users. Additionally, have the web server serve anything under the plugin's uploads directory with 'Content-Disposition: attachment' plus an 'X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff' header, and block direct HTTP access to that directory; the trade-offs are that legitimate files will download rather than render inline and any front-end feature relying on serving assets from that path may break. A restrictive Content-Security-Policy (e.g. script-src without 'unsafe-inline' and without the site's uploads origin) can further blunt execution of stored payloads but will not repair the underlying file-handling flaw and may break third-party scripts. Review existing uploads for unexpected HTML, SVG or JavaScript artefacts, and note that because exploitation requires a victim to open an attacker-supplied file URL (UI:R), awareness or filtering of suspicious links reduces exposure. Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48356bf5-634f-4008-8904-10ab35007e21/. No confirmed fix version other than 4.13.1 should be assumed.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This is a CWE-79 cross-site scripting weakness arising from unsafe file handling rather than from a classic reflected input sink. The plugin's file storage feature accepts an uploaded file without validating its contents (no MIME/type inspection, no HTML/JavaScript sanitisation) and subsequently serves that file back to visitors while letting the attacker influence the response Content-Type. Because the uploaded payload is persisted on the server and rendered from the site's own origin, it becomes a stored XSS: any browser that requests the file URL will interpret the returned bytes as HTML/JavaScript instead of treating them as an inert download, executing attacker code in the context of the WordPress site. Browser content-type sniffing loosens the requirement for a precise MIME match, which broadens the practical attack surface. The affected technology stack is WordPress plus the Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce plugin, a commercial 3D/web-publishing add-on distributed through the WordPress ecosystem; EUVD describes the affected range as versions 0 through 4.13.1 (exclusive), and no CPE data was supplied with the advisory, so identification should be based on the installed plugin version rather than on CPE matching. Our independent assessment scores this as CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, i.e. network-reachable, no privileges required, but requiring user interaction and with limited (not high) confidentiality, integrity and availability impact - a lower-severity profile than the vendor-published 8.8 (C:H/I:H/A:H, S:U) rating, which should not be assumed for prioritisation.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated remote upload (PR:N, AV:N) but requires the victim to open the file (UI:R); XSS executing in the site origin is a scope change (S:C) with typical Low CIA impact, not the vendor's High triple.
Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).
CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
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3DescriptionCVE.org
The Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce WordPress plugin before 4.13.1 does not validate the contents of files uploaded through its file storage feature and serves them back with an attacker-controlled content type, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a file containing malicious JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user who opens it.
Executive ViewAI
The Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce WordPress plugin before 4.13.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to upload files which execute in the browser of any user who opens the file's URL, potentially affecting site visitors and undermining trust in the platform. Organizations running this plugin on customer-facing WordPress sites should treat remediation as a priority because the flaw can be exploited through user interaction and may expose visitors to malicious content. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released patch is available.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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