vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: http-headers: CVE-2023-1208: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 19, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025

Description

The HTTP Headers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.18.10 via the 'http_headers_pre_update_option' function. This allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level permissions to write files and execute code on the server. The issue was partially fixed in 1.18.10 but not fully fixed until 1.18.11.

Solution

http-headers-plugin-cve-2023-1208
Title
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