Cross-Site Request Forgery in Code Snippets Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-8417

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Code Snippets
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2020

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 50%

What is CVE-2020-8417?

The Code Snippets plugin for WordPress versions prior to 2.14.0 exposes a serious vulnerability due to insufficient verification of the HTTP Referer header on its import menu. This weakness allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by leveraging unsuspecting users’ sessions, enabling them to execute arbitrary code snippets without proper permissions, potentially leading to severe consequences for site integrity and security.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

wp-codesnippets-cve-2020-8417
Created by vulncrate

CVE-2020-8417
Created by waleweewe12

WordPress_CVE-2020-8417
Created by Vulnmachines

References

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

EPSS Score

50% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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