CVE-2021-36888

high-risk
Published 2021-12-15

Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability leading to full website compromise discovered in Image Hover Effects Ultimate (versions <= 9.6.1) WordPress plugin.

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69.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 30% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Blocksera

References (4)

Third Party Advisory https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/image-hover-effects-ultimate/wordp...
Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-hover-effects-ultimate/#developers
Third Party Advisory https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/image-hover-effects-ultimate/wordp...
Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-hover-effects-ultimate/#developers
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal