WordPress Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Image Hover Effects for WPBakery Page Builder plugin, affecting versions through 4.0. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts that will be executed when other users visit the affected site.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user visiting the site.

Remediation

Users of the affected WordPress plugin should update to version 5.0 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.