“Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon”: Cross-site scripting
“Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon” is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- “Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon”
- Plugin slug
image-hover-effects- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 05, 2021
This CVE was published May 05, 2021 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update “Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon” to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The “Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon” WordPress Plugin before 1.3.4 has a widget that is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N