WordPress Image Hover Effects - Caption Hover with Carousel Plugin <= 2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2022-45831
7.1HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 28 March 2023
Summary
An unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin. When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by unsuspecting users, potentially leading to data theft and other malicious activities.
Affected Version(s)
Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox <= 2.8
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
minhtuanact (Patchstack Alliance)