CVE-2020-8417
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer...
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
- Record
CVE-2020-8417- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29284
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29284- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79v2-jw48-fw68 No score
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer...
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
- Record
GHSA-79v2-jw48-fw68- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
- Record
CVE-2020-8417- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.
- Record
CVE-2020-8417- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Rapidsafeguard/codesnippets_CVE-2020-8417 | 2020-12-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | Vulnmachines/WordPress_CVE-2020-8417 | 2021-02-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | waleweewe12/CVE-2020-8417 | 2020-04-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8417 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Codesnippets Code Snippets, published January 28, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.