CVE-2025-22323 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22323: WordPress Image Hover Effects for Elementor plugin <= 1.0.2.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Liton Arefin
Product Image Hover Effects for Elementor
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 7, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Liton Arefin Image Hover Effects for Elementor image-hover-effects-elementor-addon allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Image Hover Effects for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Image Hover Effects for Elementor contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.0.2.4. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal visitor data, deface content, or redirect users to malicious sites via compromised pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level user privileges and trick a site visitor into viewing a page with the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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