CVE-2020-36759

Summary

CVE-2020-36759 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability affecting the Woody code snippets plugin for WordPress. Versions up to and including 2.3.9 contain a flaw in the runActions() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute actions such as activating or deactivating snippets by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links. The issue arises due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the function, making it susceptible to these attacks. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress sites running these affected plugin versions, as attackers can exploit it to perform unauthorized actions. Updating to the latest version of the Woody plugin is highly recommended to mitigate this issue.

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