PT-2026-1694 · WordPress · Header/Footer Scripts

Powpy · Published 2026-01-09 · Updated 2026-01-09 · CVE-2025-11453

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Header and Footer Scripts plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.2.2

Description The Header and Footer Scripts plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the inpost head script parameter. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the affected page. The inpost head script parameter is the entry point for this issue.

Recommendations Update the Header and Footer Scripts plugin to a version newer than 2.2.2.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-11453

Affected Products

Header/Footer Scripts

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11453 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3444257%40header-and-footer-scripts&new=3444257%40header-and-footer-scripts&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/148200 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-scripts/tags/2.2.2/shfs.php#L119 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d658e087-8cc7-4653-af3c-407b6f73fb7b?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3442622%40header-and-footer-scripts&new=3442622%40header-and-footer-scripts&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2009656842016661587 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/41823 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2009593989314515445 · Twitter Post