CVE-2022-4207 Cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier)
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via Image Hover settings if lower-privileged users are granted edit access, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4207?
CVE-2022-4207 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier), published on 13 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several values that can be added to an Image Hover in versions 9.8.1 to 9.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. By default, the plugin only allows administrators access to edit Image Hovers, however, if a site admin makes the plugin's features available to lower privileged users through the 'Who Can Edit?' setting then this can be exploited by those users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oxilab Image Hover Effects Ultimate.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-4207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in biplob018 Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier)
- CVE-2022-42459 WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability
- CVE-2022-2937 Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Title & Description
- CVE-2022-2935 Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Media URL
- CVE-2022-2936 Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Link
- CVE-2021-25031 Image Hover Effects Ultimate < 9.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qq4-4xr4-mpp6.