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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29424
CVE-2022-29424:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Biplob Adhikari's Image Hover Effects Ultimate WordPress plugin versions 9.7.1 and below. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 4, 2022 (Patchstack Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2022-29424 with a CVSS v3 Base Score of 4.8 (Medium). The attack vector is Network-based, with low attack complexity but requires high privileges and user interaction. The scope is changed with low impact on both confidentiality and integrity (AttackerKB).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with admin or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to version 9.7.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. The security issue has been classified as having a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack Database).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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