TI-2021-07309 Aliases CVE-2021-25031 GHSA-7m9j-p3mv-mpfr

Image Hover Effects Ultimate < 9.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2022-01-24 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00887 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) (Unknown): 9.7.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier)	9.7.1 to before 9.7.1	9.7.1	Patch available	CNA

Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) VendorUnknown Affected 9.7.1 to before 9.7.1 Fixed in 9.7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:oxilab:image_hover_effects_ultimate::::::wordpress::*	before 9.7.1	Vulnerable	Biplob Adhikari

cpe:2.3:a:oxilab:image_hover_effects_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 9.7.1 Vulnerable ·Biplob Adhikari

Remediation

Fix · CNA Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) (Unknown) Fixed in 9.7.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25031
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7m9j-p3mv-mpfr

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fbcf5ec-498e-4d40-8577-84b8c7ac3201

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648086

TI-2022-20658 WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2022-02717 Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Title & Description CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2022-02716 Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Link CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2022-02715 Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Media URL CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2022-03851 The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2022-11894 Cross-site scripting in Biplob Adhikari Image Hover Effects Ultimate CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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