Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2026· Updated Jul 23, 2026
Header Footer Script Adder <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'asm_code' Snippet Meta
CVE-2026-15394
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
1- Range: <=2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-script-adder/tags/2.1/pro/class-pro-admin.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-script-adder/tags/2.1/pro/class-pro-public.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-and-footer-script-adder/tags/2.1/pro/class-pro-public.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c394c9bc-21f6-45ea-8eda-8ee22a9b87bamitre
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 20, 2026 to July 26, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 30, 2026