Vulnerability · Published Jul 16, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-4780Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eihe_link Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon from blocksera. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘eihe_link’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| blocksera | Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon | 0 – through 1.4.3 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/637972a3-1936-4add-88a2-3fbafba4b5c8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor/tags/1.4.3/includes/widgets.php#L529
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3117113/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor/#developers