Image Hover Effects Ultimate <= 9.6.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

2021-12-15 14:44

John Castro

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 9.6.2

Affected PluginImage Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )

Affected Version<= 9.6.1

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2021-36888

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Vulnerability Overview

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

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 9.6.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36888 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b4fcc97-1b6b-4411-8b55-0ef7a2c8d44e

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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