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CVE-2024-13900: head\, footer\, and post injections vulnerability
CVE-2024-13900: medium vulnerability affecting head\, footer\, and post injections. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator.
- CVSS
- 4.1 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 32.64%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- head\, footer\, and post injections
What is known
The Head, Footer and Post Injections plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject PHP Code in multisite environments.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-13900, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) affecting head\, footer\, and post injections, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether head\, footer\, and post injections is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.