PT-2020-20123 · WordPress · Code Snippets

Published 2020-01-28 · Updated 2020-02-10 · CVE-2020-8417

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Code Snippets plugin versions prior to 2.14.0

Description The issue allows for CSRF due to the lack of a Referer check on the import menu. This can potentially lead to WordPress site takeover. There are reports of this issue being exploited in real-world attacks, allowing for escalation from CSRF to RCE.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.14.0, update to version 2.14.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional security measures to restrict access to the import menu and validate Referer headers to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-8417

Affected Products

Code Snippets

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/vulncrate/wp-codesnippets-cve-2020-8417 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Vulnmachines/WordPress_CVE-2020-8417 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050 · Exploit
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8417 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/572 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/611 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/37553 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/ckure/3498 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/thebugbountyhunter/3802 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/secharvester/8389 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/rnetsec/11486 · Telegram Post