Privilege escalation in Biplob Adhikari Image Hover Effects Ultimate (WordPress Plugin)

CVE-2022-42459

Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability in Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 on WordPress.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-42459: held from 0.008 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42459?
CVE-2022-42459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari Image Hover Effects Ultimate (WordPress Plugin), classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-42459?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42459 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.