WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-269.
Summary
Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability in Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 on WordPress.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00903 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biplob Adhikari | Image Hover Effects Ultimate (WordPress plugin) | <= 9.7.1 – 9.7.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Image Hover Effects Ultimate (WordPress plugin) VendorBiplob Adhikari Affected <= 9.7.1 – 9.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oxilab:image_hover_effects_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 9.7.1 | Vulnerable | Biplob Adhikari |
- cpe:2.3:a:oxilab:image_hover_effects_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 9.7.1 Vulnerable ·Biplob Adhikari
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42459
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrwc-4mgg-42c4
References
More Biplob Adhikari Image Hover Effects Ultimate vulnerabilities
- 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-2021-07309 Image Hover Effects Ultimate < 9.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- 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
- CVE-2022-42459 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42459 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrwc-4mgg-42c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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