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CVE-2020-8417 (GCVE-0-2020-8417)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-28 20:19 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56

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Summary

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

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers	x_refsource_MISC
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050	x_refsource_MISC

Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 6a4557dc-3c87-4273-9263-bf2700daf16a

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-8417

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-01-28 15:27 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps

First Seen: 2020-01-28

Asserted: 2020-01-28

Scope

Notes: 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: Code Snippets / Code Snippets plugin for WordPress | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.11905 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details

Feed	Previdian (previdian.com)
Title	The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
Cve Id	CVE-2020-8417
Vendor	Code Snippets
Ghsa Id	None
Product	Code Snippets plugin for WordPress
Added Date	2020-01-28T14:27:48.000Z
Cvss Score	8.8
Epss Score	0.11905
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity	HIGH
Virtual Patch	False
Cvss Estimated	False
Epss Percentile	0.95988
Used In Malware	unknown
Vulnerability Id	CVE-2020-8417
Ahead Of Cisa Kev	None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev	True

References

Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST

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CNVD-2020-13485

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2020-02-25

Title

WordPress Code Snippets跨站请求伪造漏洞

Description

WordPress是WordPress软件基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台，该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。 WordPress插件Code Snippets存在跨站请求伪造漏洞。攻击者可利用漏洞在站点上创建新的管理帐户、过滤敏感信息、感染站点用户等。

Severity

高

Patch Name

WordPress Code Snippets跨站请求伪造漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

WordPress是WordPress软件基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台，该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。 WordPress插件Code Snippets存在跨站请求伪造漏洞。攻击者可利用漏洞在站点上创建新的管理帐户、过滤敏感信息、感染站点用户等。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已发布升级补丁以修复漏洞，补丁获取链接： https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers

Reference

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8417

Impacted products

Name
WordPress Code Snippets <2.14.0

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EUVD-2026-38437

European Vulnerability Database identifier assigned by ENISA

Reserved

2026-10-02 06:04

Assigner

ENISA

Alias of

a CVE record, shown under related vulnerabilities. This identifier carries no description, severity or references of its own: they belong to that CVE.

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FKIE_CVE-2020-8417

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-01-28 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:26

Previdian

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	codesnippets	code_snippets	*

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GHSA-79V2-JW48-FW68

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:07 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:07

Details

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

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GSD-2020-8417

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

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

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CVE-2020-8417

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CVE-2020-8417

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CVE-2020-8417 (GCVE-0-2020-8417)

Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

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Public Report Successful Exploitation Confidence: 70% Source: previdian

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References

CNVD-2020-13485

EUVD-2026-38437

FKIE_CVE-2020-8417

GHSA-79V2-JW48-FW68

GSD-2020-8417

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