CVE-2021-24791: Header Footer Code Manager < 1.1.14 - Admin+ SQL Injections

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

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

Affected products

99robots Header Footer Code Manager: before 1.1.14 — fixed in 1.1.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 99robots Header Footer Code Manager 1.1.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d55caa9b-d50f-4c13-bc69-dc475641735f
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d55caa9b-d50f-4c13-bc69-dc475641735f

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