Plugins · header-footer-code-manager · data as of 2026-11-01
Is Header Footer Code Manager safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.1.46
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
- Active installs
- 600,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 5.6.20+
Easily add tracking code snippets, conversion pixels, or other scripts required by third party services for analytics, marketing, or chat features. — by DraftPress Team
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.1.46). Anything older than 1.1.35 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get header-footer-code-manager --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update header-footer-code-manager updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-39989 · published 2023-10-03
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Header Footer Code Manager (1.1.34 and older)
- Affected
- 1.1.34 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.1.35
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in 99robots Header Footer Code Manager plugin <= 1.1.34 versions.
medium 6.1 CVE-2022-0899 · published 2022-07-25
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Header Footer Code Manager (older than 1.1.24)
- Affected
- older than 1.1.24
- Fixed in
- 1.1.24
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Header Footer Code Manager WordPress plugin before 1.1.24 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them back in attributes in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
medium 6.1 CVE-2022-0710 · published 2022-02-24
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Header Footer Code Manager (1.1.16 to 1.1.16)
- Affected
- 1.1.16 to 1.1.16
- Fixed in
- 1.1.17 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Header Footer Code Manager plugin <= 1.1.16 for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the $_REQUEST['page'] parameter.
high 7.2 CVE-2021-24791 · published 2021-11-08
SQL injection in Header Footer Code Manager (older than 1.1.14)
- Affected
- older than 1.1.14
- Fixed in
- 1.1.14
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Header Footer Code Manager WordPress plugin before 1.1.14 does not validate and escape the "orderby" and "order" request parameters before using them in a SQL statement when viewing the Snippets admin dashboard, leading to SQL injections
Recent activity
- 2026-07-15 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.1.46).
- 2023-10-03 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2023-39989), fixed in 1.1.35.
- 2022-07-25 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2022-0899), fixed in 1.1.24.
- 2022-02-24 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2022-0710), fixed in 1.1.17.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/header-footer-code-manager (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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