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CVE-2020-8417

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2020-01-28 by GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2020-01-28
  • Fixed in2.14.0
  • WeaknessCWE-352

Am I affected?

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-01-2814:27Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  2. 2020-01-2814:27Exploitation first reportedGCVE
  3. 2020-01-2821:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-8417?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-8417?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Codesnippets code snippets
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.14< 2.14.02.14.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Codesnippets code snippets to 2.14.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedwaleweewe12/CVE-2020-8417Rapidsafeguard/codesnippets_CVE-2020-8417Vulnmachines/WordPress_CVE-2020-8417
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2020-01-28
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.08.8known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-352read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score11.9 %read 2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept3read 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-01-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8417?

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

Is CVE-2020-8417 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8417 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8417?

CVE-2020-8417 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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