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CVE-2022-42459

WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability in Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 on WordPress.

Vulnerabilidad de cambio de opciones de WordPress autenticada en el complemento Image Hover Effects Ultimate en WordPress en versiones &lt;= 9.7.1.

The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Options Update in versions up to, and including, 9.7.1. This is due to a lack of validation on the settings supplied to the post_oxi_settings() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative level permissions, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This would only affect sites where the administrator has been restricted to not 'manage_options' or the administrator has allowed users with lower permissions to update the plugin's settings.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Vlad Vector (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-10-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-10-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Oxilab
Search vendor "Oxilab"
 Image Hover Effects Ultimate
Search vendor "Oxilab" for product "Image Hover Effects Ultimate"
 <= 9.7.1
Search vendor "Oxilab" for product "Image Hover Effects Ultimate" and version " <= 9.7.1"
wordpress
Affected