# CVE-2022-0899: Header Footer Code Manager < 1.1.24 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in admin pages via unescaped URLs, potentially compromising administrator accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-578w-8w42-q6vh

## What is CVE-2022-0899?

CVE-2022-0899 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Header Footer Code Manager, published on 25 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Header Footer Code Manager WordPress plugin before 1.1.24 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them back in attributes in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0899?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Draftpress Header Footer Code Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0899 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0899 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Header Footer Code Manager < 1.1.24 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0899.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Header Footer Code Manager

- [CVE-2021-24791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24791/): Header Footer Code Manager < 1.1.14 - Admin+ SQL Injections (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-0710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0710/): Header Footer Code Manager <= 1.1.16 Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-39989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39989/): WordPress Header Footer Code Manager Plugin <= 1.1.34 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0899 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Header Footer Code Manager, published on 25 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0899 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Header Footer Code Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0899

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0899/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.