CVE-2022-4010

The Image Hover Effects WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bed8c81c-04c7-412d-9563-ce4eb64b7754	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bed8c81c-04c7-412d-9563-ce4eb64b7754	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:webdevocean:image_hover_effects:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El complemento de WordPress Image Hover Effects anterior a 5.5 no sanitiza ni escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con privilegios elevados, como el administrador, realizar ataques de cross site scripting almacenado incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida (por ejemplo, en una configuración multisitio).
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bed8c81c-04c7-412d-9563-ce4eb64b7754 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bed8c81c-04c7-412d-9563-ce4eb64b7754 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-12 18:15

Updated : 2025-04-22 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4010

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4010

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4010

JSON object : View

Products Affected

webdevocean

image_hover_effects

CWE

No CWE.

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