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Image Hover Effects vulnerabilities
Image Hover Effects has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 Jul 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Latest version
- 1.4.5
- Last updated
- 27 Jun 2026
- Most recent
- 16 Jul 2024
No fixed version has been published yet, so consider disabling, removing or replacing the plugin until a safe release is available.
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4780 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.4.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.4.5) | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1166 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.4.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.4.5) | 14 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-4010 | Medium 4.8 | Up to 5.3 | No fixed version yet | 12 Dec 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24264 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.3.4 | Fixed in 1.3.4 | 5 May 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-4780, 16 Jul 2024
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2024-1166, 14 May 2024
- The Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Image Hover Effects Widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2022-4010, 12 Dec 2022
- The Image Hover Effects WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2021-24264, 5 May 2021
- The “Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon” WordPress Plugin before 1.3.4 has a widget that is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method. CVE record
What to do if you run Image Hover Effects
If you run Image Hover Effects, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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