CVE-2022-29447 WordPress Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Hover Effects plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29447?
CVE-2022-29447 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect (WordPress plugin), published on 20 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Authenticated (administrator or higher user role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1 at WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29447?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wow-Company Hover Effects.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-29447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56qr-6hfh-52cg.