Plugins · insert-headers-and-footers-script · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Insert Headers and Footers Code safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.1.10
- Last updated
- 2026-08-25
- Active installs
- 7,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
This plugin allows you to insert Google analytic code, Facebook pixel code, custom javascript, custom style in your website's header and footer. — by HT Plugins
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.1.10). Anything older than 1.1.9 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 insert-headers-and-footers-script --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update insert-headers-and-footers-script updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 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.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-66474 · published 2026-07-27
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Insert Headers and Footers Code (1.1.8 and older)
- Affected
- 1.1.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.1.9 *
- 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 Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Insert Headers and Footers Code – HT Script <= 1.1.8 versions.
medium 6.4 CVE-2025-12112 · published 2025-11-08
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Insert Headers and Footers Code (1.1.6 and older)
- Affected
- 1.1.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.1.7 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Insert Headers and Footers Code – HT Script plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via adding scripts in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6 due to insufficient capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-2779 · published 2025-04-02
Missing authorization check in Insert Headers and Footers Code (1.1.2 and older)
- Affected
- 1.1.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.1.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Insert Headers and Footers Code – HT Script plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_dismiss function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to 1/true on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny access to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true, such as registration.
Recent activity
- 2026-08-25 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.1.10).
- 2026-07-27 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-66474), fixed in 1.1.9.
- 2025-11-08 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-12112), fixed in 1.1.7.
- 2025-04-02 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-2779), fixed in 1.1.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by HT Plugins (6 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers-script (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. 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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