Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin

Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2022 and 2023; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.9, and the most serious one scores 5.5 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 1 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include Cross-Site Scripting.

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin is installed on roughly 3,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

4.9/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 5.5CVE-2022-4010

Image Hover Effects <= 5.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

2 records


2023-11-07 00:00	Image Hover Effects <= 5.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Image Hover Effects <= 5.5	`CVE-2023-47552`	4.3 Medium	Abdi Pranata	Yes
2022-11-20 00:00	Image Hover Effects <= 5.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Image Hover Effects <= 5.4	`CVE-2022-4010`	5.5 Medium	Asif Nawaz Minhas	Yes

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Latestv5.6

Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin

Author

Labib Ahmed

4.4(42)

88/100

Last Updated

2025-07-07 (1y ago)

Active Installs

3,000+

Downloads

142,692

Requires WP

3.5+

Requires PHP

Tested up to

WP 6.8.8

Created

2015-07-11 (11y ago)

Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin helps you display beautiful hover animations on your images with stylish captions and overlays. Perfect for portfolios, galleries, team sections, and product showcases. Simply upload your image, choose an effect, and you’re ready to go. The plugin is fully responsive, mobile-friendly, and built using fast-loading CSS animations. No bloated code. No complex setup. Just clean visuals that make your images interactive and professional. Features 30+ built-in image hover animation styles Add captions, overlays, and links to your images Fully responsive and mobile-ready design Lightweight and fast performance (CSS-only) Works with all modern themes No coding knowledge required Main DEMO Here | Image Over Image Demo | Circle Style | Square Style Usage Once activated, you can begin adding images with hover effects using the visual interface provided in your WordPress editor. Choose from multiple hover styles, set your caption text, and publish.

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