CVE-2020-8417

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Published Jan 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 11.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codesnippets:code_snippets:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 11.9% (11.905% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050

History

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Subscriptions

Codesnippets Code Snippets

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 8:19 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM
Reserved: Jan 28, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

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