PT-2022-23109 · WordPress · The Image Hover Effects Css3 Wordpress Plugin

Asif Nawaz Minhas · Published 2022-11-28 · Updated 2025-04-28 · CVE-2022-3601

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Image Hover Effects Css3 WordPress plugin versions 4.5 and earlier

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example, in a multisite setup. This is due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For The Image Hover Effects Css3 WordPress plugin versions 4.5 and earlier, update to a version that addresses the sanitization and escaping of settings to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-3601

Affected Products

The Image Hover Effects Css3 Wordpress Plugin

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28b7ee77-5826-4c98-b09a-8f197e1a6d18 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3601 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/120092 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/38572 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/53561 · Telegram Post