CVE-2025-57939: WordPress Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon Plugin <= 1.4.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 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: 2025-09-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Blocksera Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.

Affected products

Blocksera Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon: through 1.4.4

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-image-hover-effects-elementor-addon-plugin-1-4-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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