CVE-2022-4207 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting versions 9.8.1 to 9.8.4 of the Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts into Image Hovers. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack that requires user interaction and authenticated access, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While typically restricted to administrators, lower-privileged users could exploit this if an administrator enables the 'Who Can Edit?' setting. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.8.1, <= 9.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oxilab:image_hover_effects_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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