Multiple Plugins <= Multiple Versions - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Upload
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.0.2.4
- Affected Plugin
- Image Hover Effects for Elementor
- Affected Version
<= 1.0.2.3- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2025-10896
At a glance
CVE-2025-10896 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Image Hover Effects for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.0.2.3. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.0.2.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2025, reported by theviper17y.
Vulnerability Overview
Multiple plugins for WordPress with the Jewel Theme Recommended Plugins Library are vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type via arbitrary plugin installation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2.3. This is due to missing capability checks on the '*_recommended_upgrade_plugin' function which allows arbitrary plugin URLs to be installed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to upload arbitrary plugin packages to the affected site's server via a crafted plugin URL, which may make remote code execution possible.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Reaching this weakness in Image Hover Effects for Elementor <= 1.0.2.3 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Image Hover Effects for Elementor the fix is 1.0.2.4: builds <= 1.0.2.3 are affected, anything from 1.0.2.4 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.0.2.4, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Image Hover Effects for Elementor 1.0.2.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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Other vulnerabilities in Image Hover Effects for Elementor
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