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Remove Footer Credit vulnerabilities
Remove Footer Credit has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 14 Feb 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- Latest version
- 1.0.15
- Last updated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 14 Feb 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-25050 | Medium 4.8 | Before 1.0.11 | Fixed in 1.0.11 | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24446 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.0.6 | Fixed in 1.0.6 | 14 Feb 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2021-25050, 14 Feb 2022
- The Remove Footer Credit WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does properly sanitise its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24446, 14 Feb 2022
- The Remove Footer Credit WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not have CSRF check in place when saving its settings, which could allow attacker to make logged in admins change them and lead to Stored XSS issue as well due to the lack of sanitisation CVE record
What to do if you run Remove Footer Credit
If you run Remove Footer Credit, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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