CVE-2022-2935Network attack vector

Authenticated stored XSS via unsanitized Media URL

Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Feb 7, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects Ultimate 9.7.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via a Media Image URL. The plugin stores the supplied URL for an Image Hover without sufficient input sanitization and later outputs it without escaping, so browser script executes when an injected page is viewed. Exploitation requires a user permitted to edit Image Hovers, including lower-privileged users when the administrator enables the Who Can Edit setting, and can affect visitors through script execution.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects Ultimate 9.7.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via a Media Image URL. The plugin stores the supplied URL for an Image Hover without sufficient input sanitization and later outputs it without escaping, so browser script executes when an injected page is viewed. Exploitation requires a user permitted to edit Image Hovers, including lower-privileged users when the administrator enables the Who Can Edit setting, and can affect visitors through script execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2935
Published
Sep 6, 2022
Updated
Feb 7, 2025
Vendor
Oxilab
Product
Image Hover Effects Ultimate
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.7.3 <=9.7.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oxilab · Image Hover Effects Ultimateversion=9.7.3 <=9.7.3

Published CVSS scores

6.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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