Is CVE-2026-13015 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-13015 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-13015?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 1 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Jgwhite33 Google Review Slider up to, and including, 18.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-13015?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-13015 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-13015?

Check whether you run Jgwhite33 Google Review Slider at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-13015: WP Google Review Slider Reflected XSS in place parameter

CVE-2026-13015 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.1 · Published 2026-07-01

The WP Google Review Slider plugin for WordPress, which is used to display Google reviews on websites, contains a security flaw that allows attackers to execute malicious scripts in a user's browser. This occurs when a user is tricked into clicking a specially crafted link, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft within the context of the affected site. The vulnerability impacts all versions of the plugin up to and including 18.1.

Vendors: Jgwhite33.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-13015 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-13015 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-13015?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 1 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Jgwhite33 Google Review Slider up to, and including, 18.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-13015?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-13015 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-13015?: Check whether you run Jgwhite33 Google Review Slider at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WP Google Review Slider plugin for WordPress within the 'admin/partials/googlecrawl_dfs.php' file. The root cause is the improper handling of the 'place' GET parameter, which is URL-decoded and processed with stripslashes() before being echoed directly into an HTML value attribute without appropriate escaping (e.g., via esc_attr()). An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious URL and social engineering a user into clicking it. Successful exploitation allows the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser session. The issue is present in versions up to and including 18.1.

Affected products

jgwhite33 WP Google Review Slider up to, and including, 18.1

Timeline

2026-07-01: advisory: NVD publication date

References

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