CVE-2022-29447

MEDIUMNVD 6.87.2▲

6.8

Authenticated (administrator or higher user role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1 at WordPress.

CVSS v3: 6.8
EG Score: 7.2(medium)
EPSS: 71.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 20, 2022

Last Modified

February 20, 2025

References (4)

audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hover-effects/wordpress-hover-effects-plugin-2-1-authenticated-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability
audit@patchstackhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-effects/#developers
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hover-effects/wordpress-hover-effects-plugin-2-1-authenticated-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-effects/#developers

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-29447?

CVE-2022-29447 is a medium vulnerability published on May 20, 2022. Authenticated (administrator or higher user role) Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Wow-Company's Hover Effects plugin <= 2.1 at WordPress.

When was CVE-2022-29447 disclosed?

CVE-2022-29447 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 20, 2022, with the most recent update on February 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-29447 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-29447 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 71.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-29447?

CVE-2022-29447 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.2.

How do I remediate CVE-2022-29447?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-29447, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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