// For flags

CVE-2022-45831

WordPress Image Hover Effects - Caption Hover with Carousel Plugin <= 2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.

The Image Hover Effects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: minhtuanact (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS
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 For Elementor With Lightbox And Flipbox
Search vendor "Oxilab" for product "Image Hover Effects For Elementor With Lightbox And Flipbox"
 < 3.0
Search vendor "Oxilab" for product "Image Hover Effects For Elementor With Lightbox And Flipbox" and version " < 3.0"
wordpress
Affected