CVE-2022-45831: WordPress Image Hover Effects - Caption Hover with Carousel Plugin <= 2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.

Affected products

biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox 3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/image-hover-effects-with-carousel/wordpress-image-hover-effects-caption-hover-with-carousel-plugin-2-8-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/image-hover-effects-with-carousel/wordpress-image-hover-effects-caption-hover-with-carousel-plugin-2-8-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve

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