CVE-2025-11453
MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Header and Footer Scripts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the _inpost_head_script parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected WordPress components
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Header and Footer Scripts Plugin · header-and-footer-scriptsUp to and including 2.3.0View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- anand_kumar Header and Footer Scripts — Up to and including 2.3.0
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-scripts/tags/2.2.2/shfs.php#L119
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org 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=
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org 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=
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d658e087-8cc7-4653-af3c-407b6f73fb7b?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record