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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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

Affected products

• biplob018 Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier): before 9.7.1 — fixed in 9.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: biplob018 Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) 9.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648086
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fbcf5ec-498e-4d40-8577-84b8c7ac3201
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648086
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fbcf5ec-498e-4d40-8577-84b8c7ac3201

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