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HTTP Headers

by Dimitar Ivanov · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: 3 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for HTTP Headers
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-33 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
zinoui10 May 2016 to 16 Oct 2026, 175 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
19 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for HTTP Headers
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 16 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

33% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Apr 2026HTTP Headers <= 1.19.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) External Control of File Name or Path to RCE via 'hh_htpasswd_path' and 'hh_www_authenticate_user' Parameters7.2<= 1.19.21.19.34
21 Apr 2026HTTP Headers <= 1.19.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) CRLF Injection via Custom Header Values5.5<= 1.19.5Not affectedn/a
21 Apr 2026HTTP Headers <= 1.19.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Custom Headers' Plugin Setting4.4<= 1.19.41.19.56
13 Jul 2023HTTP Headers <= 1.18.11 - Server-Side Request Forgery5.5<= 1.18.111.19.00
10 Jul 2023HTTP Headers <= 1.18.11 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.18.111.19.00
19 Jun 2023HTTP Headers <= 1.18.10 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Remote Code Execution6.6<= 1.18.101.18.110
24 Apr 2023HTTP Headers <= 1.18.8 - Authenticated(Administrator+) SQL Injection6.6<= 1.18.81.18.90

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for HTTP Headers
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20244.7
Q3 20242.0
Q1 20254.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20251.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star51
4 star5
3 star4
2 star5
1 star5
Latest low reviews

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for HTTP Headers
4 May 20261,829
11 May 20263,078
18 May 20264,116
25 May 20262,295
1 Jun 20262,150
8 Jun 20261,849
15 Jun 20261,807
22 Jun 20261,794
29 Jun 20261,518
6 Jul 20261,589
13 Jul 20261,584
20 Jul 20261,585
27 Jul 20261,545
3 Aug 20261,541
10 Aug 20261,501
17 Aug 20261,279
24 Aug 20261,295
31 Aug 20261,327
7 Sep 20261,364
14 Sep 20261,356
21 Sep 20261,337
28 Sep 20261,312
5 Oct 20261,415
12 Oct 202618,595
19 Oct 20268,921
26 Oct 20265,842
2 Nov 2026710

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 209% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

IP Location BlockScore 96 · 10,000+Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login SecurityScore 94 · 5,000,000+Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security HardeningScore 93 · 600,000+WP Content Copy Protection & No Right ClickScore 93 · 100,000+NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and FirewallScore 93 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.19.6
AuthorDimitar Ivanov
Added10 May 2016
Last updated16 Oct 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress3.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.3
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagscsp header, cors headers, http-headers, custom headers, Security Headers

Questions

Is HTTP Headers still maintained?

HTTP Headers was last updated on 16 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is HTTP Headers safe?

HTTP Headers has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 3 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns HTTP Headers?

The wordpress.org author is Dimitar Ivanov. Recent committers: zinoui, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of HTTP Headers?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: IP Location Block, Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security, Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening, WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall.

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