CVE-2021-36888

Summary

CVECVE-2021-36888
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-15 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-10-27 17:00:00 UTC
DescriptionUnauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability leading to full website compromise discovered in Image Hover Effects Ultimate (versions <= 9.6.1) WordPress plugin.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-306

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Blocksera Image Hover Effects All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.6.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update leading to full website compromise - Patchstack CONFIRM patchstack.com
Image Hover Effects Ultimate (Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison or Magnifier) – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org CONFIRM wordpress.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Vulnerability discovered by John Castro (Pagely)

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