CVE-2025-2779 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/insert-headers-and-footers-script/tags/1.1.2/admin/class-rating-notice.php#L59 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/75bc2295-bf9a-430f-92b7-d380eed6df11?source=cve

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5