Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Woody Code Snippets Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-36759

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Woody Code Snippets – Insert Header Footer Code, Adsense Ads
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 October 2023
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What is CVE-2020-36759?

The Woody Code Snippets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery, allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate code snippets remotely. This vulnerability arises from inadequate nonce validation in the runActions() function. By tricking a site administrator into performing an unintended action, attackers can activate or deactivate snippets, potentially compromising site integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

Woody code snippets – Insert Header Footer Code, AdSense Ads * < 2.3.10

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerab...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-th...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.