CVE-2022-2937 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 9.7.3. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts through the Title and Description fields of an Image Hover. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, with potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impact. While typically restricted to administrators, lower-privileged users can exploit this if the 'Who Can Edit?' setting is misconfigured. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oxilab:image_hover_effects_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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