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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: 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.

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CVE-2020-8417
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1 Nov 2026, 07:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-8417

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jan 2020, 21:15 UTC

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

osv:CVE-2020-8417
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8417",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-8417",
    "summary": "The Code Snippets plugin before 2.14.0 for WordPress allows CSRF because of the lack of a Referer check on the import menu.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-8417",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
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                },
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                      }
                    ],
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          "versions": [
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          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:48.278708627Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/#developers",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436730,
  "published_at": "2020-01-28T21:15:11.903+00:00"
}