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GHSA-8FJW-GV37-439Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-16 00:00 – Updated: 2022-10-27 19:00

Details

Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability leading to full website compromise discovered in Image Hover Effects Ultimate (versions <= 9.6.1) WordPress plugin.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

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CVE-2021-36888 (GCVE-0-2021-36888)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-15 18:06 – Updated: 2025-03-28 16:16

Summary

Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability leading to full website compromise discovered in Image Hover Effects Ultimate (versions <= 9.6.1) WordPress plugin.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

Patchstack

References

URL

Tags

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	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ima…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Oxilab	Image Hover Effects Ultimate (WordPress plugin)	Affected: <= 9.6.1 , ≤ 9.6.1 (custom)

Credits

Vulnerability discovered by John Castro (Pagely)

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-8FJW-GV37-439Q

CVE-2021-36888 (GCVE-0-2021-36888)

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