# CVE-2021-25031: Image Hover Effects Ultimate < 9.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in admin sessions via unescaped parameters in the Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m9j-p3mv-mpfr

## What is CVE-2021-25031?

CVE-2021-25031 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier), published on 24 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) WordPress plugin before 9.7.1 does not escape the effects parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25031?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oxilab Image Hover Effects Ultimate.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25031?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25031 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25031 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier)

- [CVE-2022-42459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42459/): WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-2937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2937/): Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Title & Description (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-2935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2935/): Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Media URL (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-2936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2936/): Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Link (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-4207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4207/): Cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25031 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25031 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier), published on 24 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25031 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25031/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25031/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25031
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25031
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25031

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25031/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.