CVE-2022-42459 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2022-42459

WordPress Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability in Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin <= 9.7.1 on WordPress.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Vulnerability discovered by Vlad Vector (Patchstack)

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Affected Vendor

Biplob Adhikari

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Affected Software

Image Hover Effects Ultimate (WordPress plugin)
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 9.7.1

Timeline

Official Publish: November 18th, 2022
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264 CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1087 Account Discovery
Discovery
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1134 Access Token Manipulation
Defense Evasion