CVE-2023-47552

WordPress Image Hover Effects Plugin <= 5.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Labib Ahmed Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin.This issue affects Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin: from n/a through 5.5.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) en Labib Ahmed Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin. Este problema afecta a Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin: desde n/a hasta 5.5.

The Image Hover Effects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_caption_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the caption options via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-11-06 CVE Reserved
2023-11-07 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-10-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/image-hover-effects/wordpress-image-hover-effects-plugin-5-5-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Webdevocean Search vendor "Webdevocean"		Image Hover Effects Search vendor "Webdevocean" for product "Image Hover Effects"				<= 5.5 Search vendor "Webdevocean" for product "Image Hover Effects" and version " <= 5.5"		wordpress		Affected