Header Footer Code Manager: SQL injection
Header Footer Code Manager is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Header Footer Code Manager
- Plugin slug
header-footer-code-manager- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 08, 2021
This CVE was published Nov 08, 2021 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Header Footer Code Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H