CVE-2025-46484
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin through version 2.0. The vulnerability allows DOM-Based XSS attacks when a contributor-level user interacts with the plugin (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires contributor-level privileges to exploit and user interaction is needed for successful exploitation (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute when users visit the affected site. This could lead to theft of session cookies, injection of malicious content, or manipulation of page content in the context of the victim's browser (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the disclosure date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Website administrators using the affected plugin should consider implementing additional security controls or removing the plugin until a patch is released (Patchstack).

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