Insert Headers and Footers Code Plugin up to 1.1.6 on WordPress cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Insert Headers and Footers Code Plugin up to 1.1.6 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-12112. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Insert Headers and Footers Code Plugin up to 1.1.6 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12112. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-38351). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Insert Headers and Footers Code Plugin

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• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6

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