Vulnerability · Published Jul 23, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-15394Header Footer Script Adder <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'asm_code' Snippet Meta
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Header Footer Script Adder from mahethekiller. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Header Footer Script Adder – Insert Code in Header, Body & Footer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'asm_code' Snippet Meta in all versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mahethekiller | Header Footer Script Adder | 0 – through 2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c394c9bc-21f6-45ea-8eda-8ee22a9b87ba?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-script-adder/tags/2.1/pro/class-pro-admin.php#L400
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-script-adder/tags/2.1/pro/class-pro-public.php#L145
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-script-adder/tags/2.1/pro/class-pro-public.php#L253
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3611085%40header-and-footer-script-adder&new=3611085%40header-and-footer-script-adder