Known vulnerabilities in Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin

Create stunning image hover effects with animated captions and overlays. Fully responsive, lightweight, and easy to use.

3Reported vulnerabilities

8.8Highest CVSS score

5.6Latest version

3,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin to 5.6 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 7, 2025 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-47552	High 8.8	0.3%	5.5 and earlier	`5.6`	November 18, 2023
CVE-2022-4010	Medium 4.8	0.5%	5.3 and earlier	`5.5`	December 12, 2022
CVE-2021-24264	Medium 5.4	0.6%	Before 1.3.4	`1.3.4`	May 5, 2021

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.