The Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
CVE-2025-57939 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon. It affects Versions up to 1.4.4 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.
CVE-2025-57939 is tracked for the Plugin Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 1.4.4. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-57939 |
| Patched Versions |
No patched versions published.
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.4.4
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eihe_link Parameter
Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) DOM-based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Image Hover Effects Widget
Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'eihe_align'
Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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