What is CVE-2020-8417?

CVE-2020-8417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codesnippets Code Snippets, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-8417?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8417 known to be exploited?

45 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Codesnippets Code Snippets

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2020-01-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.119 (96.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.119 · newest: 0.119 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Codesnippets Code Snippets

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/ (Vendor Advisory)
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10050 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8417?: CVE-2020-8417 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codesnippets Code Snippets, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-8417?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8417 known to be exploited?: 45 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.