Description
WordPress Plugin Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. WordPress Plugin Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) version 9.7.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 9.7.1 or latest
References
https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:1FBCF5EC-498E-4D40-8577-84B8C7AC3201
https://kazet.cc/2022/02/03/fuzzing-wordpress-plugins.html
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/image-hover-effects-ultimate/trunk/readme.txt
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