Image Hover EffectsWordPress extension · Webdevocean
CVE-2023-47552
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Labib Ahmed Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin.This issue affects Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin: from n/a through 5.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Image Hover Effects WordPress plugin (versions up to 5.5) allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended actions by tricking them into visiting malicious URLs or pages.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Image Hover EffectsWordPress extension
<= 5.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Image Hover Effects' by Webdevocean, or check the plugin directory for /wp-content/plugins/image-hover-effects/ and inspect the main plugin file header for the Version fieldAffected if Plugin is installed and Version <= 5.5
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Identify state-changing admin actionsExamine the plugin's PHP files (especially main plugin file and any admin-handling files) for form submissions, AJAX handlers, or URL-based actions that modify plugin settings, save options, or manipulate database entriesAffected if The plugin performs any administrative actions without apparent nonce verification
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Check for nonce implementationSearch the plugin PHP files for WordPress nonce functions: wp_nonce_field, wp_nonce_url, check_admin_referer, check_ajax_referer, or wp_verify_nonceAffected if No nonce verification functions are found in files handling admin actions, or nonce checks are missing entirely from state-changing endpoints
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Verify nonce usage on formsInspect any HTML forms in the plugin (in admin settings pages, bulk actions, or option saves) by searching for '<form' tags in the PHP files and checking if they include hidden nonce fieldsAffected if Forms that submit to state-changing endpoints lack nonce token fields
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Inspect AJAX handlersLook for add_action('wp_ajax_*) calls in the plugin and verify if the corresponding handlers call wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer before processing requestsAffected if AJAX endpoints that modify data do not validate nonces
User is affected if the Image Hover Effects plugin (version 5.5 or lower) is installed and the plugin code lacks nonce verification on administrative actions or form submissions that change state.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUntil an official patch is released, implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing actions in the plugin; alternatively, disable or replace the plugin if no fix becomes available.
Fix this in Image Hover Effects
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-47552 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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