CVE-2025-53258
WordPress Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects hover-effects allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Hover Effects: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects hover-effects allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Hover Effects: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-53258- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-19396
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects hover-effects allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Hover Effects: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-19396- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-288r-47q4-jvxj
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')...
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Hover Effects: from n/a through 2.1.2.
- Record
GHSA-288r-47q4-jvxj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Wow-Company Hover Effects hover-effects allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Hover Effects: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-53258- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- 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-2025-53258 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Wow-company Hover Effects, published June 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hover-effects/vulnerability/wordpress-hover-effects-plugin-2-1-2-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53258
github.com/advisories/GHSA-288r-47q4-jvxj