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WordPress Plugin: image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor: CVE-2021-24264: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Published

Apr 13, 2021

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 30, 2026

Description

The “Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon” WordPress Plugin before 1.3.4 has a widget that is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

Solution

image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor-plugin-cve-2021-24264

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24264
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cd126bcb-0add-4662-a4d9-03a55a7d9a32?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11178
CVE-2021-24264
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24264
CWE-79
EUVD-EUVD-2021-11178

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