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Header Footer Code Manager Plugin for WordPress < 1.1.17 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113161

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Synopsis

Header Footer Code Manager Plugin for WordPress < 1.1.17 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The WordPress Header Footer Code Manager Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Header Footer Code Manager Plugin for WordPress 1.1.17 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/plugins/header-footer-code-manager/

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/02/reflected-xss-in-header-footer-code-manager/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 113161

Type: remote

Published: 3/1/2022

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0710

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0710

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0710