WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Text Hover

Add hover text (aka tooltips) to content in posts. Handy for providing explanations of names, terms, phrases, abbreviations, and acronyms.

1Reported vulnerabilities
4.8Highest CVSS score
4.2Latest version
1,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Text Hover to 4.2 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: March 23, 2022 / Tested up to WordPress: 5.9.16 / View on wordpress.org

This plugin has not been updated in over two years. New vulnerabilities may never be fixed. Consider an alternative.

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.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days
Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2022-0737 Medium 4.8 0.8% Before 4.2 4.2 April 18, 2022

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