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CVE-2022-29447: WordPress Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-552

Description

Authenticated (administrator or higher user role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1 at WordPress.

Affected products

• Wow-Company Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect (WordPress plugin): through 2.1

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hover-effects/wordpress-hover-effects-plugin-2-1-authenticated-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-effects/#developers
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hover-effects/wordpress-hover-effects-plugin-2-1-authenticated-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-effects/#developers

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