# Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )

> Add stunning image hover effects to WordPress. 500+ CSS3 animations, 10 effect modules. Native Elementor widget, Gutenberg block & WPBakery widget.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `image-hover-effects-ultimate`
- Author: Oxilab
- Version: 9.12.3
- Active installs: 10,000+
- Last update: 2026-11-04 (9 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.2, PHP 7.4
- Tags: css3 effects, image gallery, image hover animation, image hover effects, photo gallery
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-hover-effects-ultimate/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 9 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Locked in ↔ Portable, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Steep ↔ Easy, Behind ↔ Current.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-11-06 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'oxi_image_comparison_before_text' Parameter (up to 9.12.2). CVE-2026-118056, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2bfd952e-3e5e-40f0-9e97-700a7fab415a?source=api-prod
- 2025-11-19 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via lightGallery JavaScript Library (up to 9.10.5). WF-acaa3142-2bbc-43d3-8ecc-05e8edb931ec-5, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/acaa3142-2bbc-43d3-8ecc-05e8edb931ec?source=api-prod
- 2022-12-11 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (9.8.1 to 9.8.4). CVE-2022-4207, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f00cdef3-d733-4e85-8099-204ef76096b4?source=api-prod
- 2022-10-25 HIGH: Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Options Update (up to 9.7.1). CVE-2022-42459, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15c2cc20-8d10-4e77-8009-df91e171183f?source=api-prod
- 2022-08-31 MEDIUM: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Title & Description (up to 9.7.3). CVE-2022-2937, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/224a9234-2cf3-48ca-878e-3d7207629beb?source=api-prod
- 2022-08-31 MEDIUM: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Link (up to 9.7.3). CVE-2022-2936, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ddfa2a1-39e1-4ead-85c5-1624749bd353?source=api-prod
- 2022-08-31 MEDIUM: Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Media URL (up to 9.7.3). CVE-2022-2935, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f5a4a017-52d7-44a5-b00f-ce13eda989bc?source=api-prod
- 2022-05-04 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (up to 9.7.1). CVE-2022-29424, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78376368-4883-48ce-aad0-e1d5a993cd74?source=api-prod
- 2021-12-27 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via effects (up to 9.7.0). CVE-2021-25031, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d902dfe-f16d-4795-9fcf-ee454b3d8c56?source=api-prod
- 2021-12-15 CRITICAL: Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update (up to 9.6.1). CVE-2021-36888, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b4fcc97-1b6b-4411-8b55-0ef7a2c8d44e?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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