CVE-2025-53258 HIGH

CVE-2025-53258: WordPress Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Wow-Company
Product Hover Effects
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published June 27, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects hover-effects allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Hover Effects: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Hover Effects versions 2.1.2 and earlier contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to high-privilege users. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the site database. This could expose sensitive data or modify database contents. Update to a version newer than 2.1.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify database contents via SQL injection.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with malicious intent or compromised admin accounts can extract or alter site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-privilege account access (administrator role or equivalent).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated