Vulnerabilities and security researches forcode-snippets code-snippets

Jan 09, 2026

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-13035
Home page URL: Security reports for Code Snippets
Application: Code Snippets
Date: Nov 19, 2025
Research Description: The Code Snippets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.1. This is due to the plugin's use of extract() on attacker-controlled shortcode attributes within the `evaluate_shortcode_from_flat_file` method, which can be used to overwrite the `$filepath` variable and subsequently passed to require_once. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server via the `[code_snippet]` shortcode using PHP filter chains granted they can trick an administrator into enabling the "Enable file-based execution" setting and creating at least one active Content snippet.
Affected versions: max 3.9.2.
Status: vulnerable

Jun 06, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-47666
Home page URL: Security reports for Code Snippets
Application: Code Snippets
Date: Nov 19, 2023
Research Description: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Code Snippets Pro Code Snippets.This issue affects Code Snippets: from n/a through 3.5.0.
Affected versions: max 3.6.0.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2021-25008
Home page URL: Security reports for Code Snippets
Application: Code Snippets
Date: Jan 24, 2022
Research Description: The Code Snippets WordPress plugin before 2.14.3 does not escape the snippets-safe-mode parameter before outputting it back in attributes, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Affected versions: max 2.14.3.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2020-8417
Home page URL: Security reports for Code Snippets
Application: Code Snippets
Date: Jan 29, 2020
Research 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.
Affected versions: max 2.14.0.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2022-25617
Home page URL: Security reports for Code Snippets
Application: Code Snippets
Date: May 18, 2022
Research Description: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Code Snippets plugin <= 2.14.3 at WordPress via &orderby vulnerable parameter.
Affected versions: max 3.6.0.
Status: vulnerable