Description
WordPress Plugin Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently update arbitrary blog options. WordPress Plugin Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) version 9.6.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 9.7.0 or latest
References
https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:75DA4102-7063-407F-975E-28BE6ED33AAC
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/image-hover-effects-ultimate/trunk/readme.txt
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