CVE-2022-3601

Image Hover Effects Css3 <= 4.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS

The Image Hover Effects Css3 WordPress plugin through 4.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Affected

Image Hover Effects Css3

CVSS v3.1 NVD

4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 41st percentile

Published

2022-11-28

Updated

2025-04-28

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28b7ee77-5826-4c98-b09a-8f197e1a6d18

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry