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Code Snippets Plugin for WordPress < 2.14.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98940

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Synopsis

Code Snippets Plugin for WordPress < 2.14.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery

Description

The WordPress Code Snippets Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Code Snippets Plugin for WordPress 2.14.0 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/high-severity-csrf-to-rce-vulnerability-patched-in-code-snippets-plugin/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98940

Type: remote

Published: 2/19/2020

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8417

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8417

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8417