CVE-2025-22585 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22585: WordPress Ultimate Image Hover Effects plugin <= 1.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Themebon
Product Ultimate Image Hover Effects
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 themebon Ultimate Image Hover Effects ultimate-image-hover-effects allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Ultimate Image Hover Effects: from n/a through <= 1.1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ultimate Image Hover Effects versions 1.1.2 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope.

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 admin session tokens, modify site content, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level user privileges and trick a victim into visiting a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

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