CVE-2022-45831
WordPress Image Hover Effects - Caption Hover with Carousel Plugin <= 2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Image Hover Effects - Caption Hover with Carousel Plugin <= 2.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-45831- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-48685
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-48685- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcfx-4jwp-9pgh
6.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.
- Record
GHSA-hcfx-4jwp-9pgh- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin <= 2.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-45831- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-45831 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Biplob018 Image Hover Effects For Elementor With Lightbox And Flipbox, published March 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.