CVE-2022-42459
Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.7.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Options Update
highAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
7.2
CVSS Score
7.2
CVSS Score
high
Severity
9.7.2
Patched in
455d
Time to patch
Description
The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Options Update in versions up to, and including, 9.7.1. This is due to a lack of validation on the settings supplied to the post_oxi_settings() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative level permissions, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This would only affect sites where the administrator has been restricted to not 'manage_options' or the administrator has allowed users with lower permissions to update the plugin's settings.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=9.7.1PublishedOctober 25, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginimage-hover-effects-ultimate
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