#VU66982 Stored cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects Ultimate - Captions Hover with Visual Composer - CVE-2022-2935

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66982

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2935

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Image Hover Effects Ultimate - Captions Hover with Visual Composer
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Biplob Adhikari

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Media Image URL value. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Image Hover Effects Ultimate - Captions Hover with Visual Composer: 6.8.2 - 9.7.3

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External links
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2935
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-108

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.