HTTP Headers · Security record
Is HTTP Headers safe?
3 known vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.19.6), and they have no fix yet.
Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 1.19.6.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Oct 16, 2026 (3 weeks ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 4
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- Support resolved
- 1 of 3 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 40K+
7 known vulnerabilities
- 3 high
- 4 medium
3 affect the current version. 3 have no fix yet.
Disclosed each year
- 20234
- 20263
Every known vulnerability in HTTP Headers
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
- medium
Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Custom Headers' Plugin Setting
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2026-1379 · Apr 21, 2026 · Wordfence
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2026-2717 · Apr 21, 2026 · Wordfence
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2026-4132 · Apr 21, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.19.0 · CVE-2023-37978 · Jul 13, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.19.0 · CVE-2023-37874 · Jul 10, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.18.11 · CVE-2023-1208 · Jun 19, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.18.9 · CVE-2023-1207 · Apr 24, 2023 · Wordfence
Questions about HTTP Headers’s security
Is HTTP Headers safe to use?
Yes: 3 known vulnerabilities affect version 1.19.6, according to WPVulnerability’s database. Until a fixed version is out, weigh the risk, or switch to an alternative.
Does HTTP Headers have known security vulnerabilities?
Yes: 3 known vulnerabilities affect version 1.19.6, according to WPVulnerability’s database.
Is HTTP Headers still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 3 weeks ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 3 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is HTTP Headers compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
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