Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post Snippets post-snippets allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Post Snippets: from n/a through <= 4.0.11.
Published: 2025-12-31
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a Cross‑Site Request Forgery (CSRF) flaw in the Saad Iqbal Post Snippets WordPress plugin. An attacker who successfully lures a logged‑in administrator or editor to a specially crafted URL could coerce the browser to execute unintended actions within the plugin’s context. While the flaw does not provide remote code execution, it can lead to unauthorized modification—or deletion—of post snippets, potentially undermining site integrity.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation that has the Post Snippets plugin (by Saad Iqbal) installed with a version equal to or older than 4.0.11 is affected. This includes sites using the latest deployment of the plugin before the 4.0.12 release.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a moderate risk that mainly affects the integrity of the website. The EPSS score of <1% suggests that exploit attempts are unlikely to be widely observed. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Exploitation requires an authenticated user’s browser to be tricked into submitting a malicious request, so the likelihood of successful attack is limited to users who visit a crafted link or are infected with malware that cooperates with the site.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 21:51 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Post Snippets plugin to a version newer than 4.0.11.
  • If an update is not yet available, uninstall or disable the plugin to eliminate the attack surface.
  • Add application‑level input validation or a CSRF token check before performing actions, and consider deploying a web‑application firewall rule to block unauthorized POST requests.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 21:51 UTC.

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History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post Snippets allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Post Snippets: from n/a through 4.0.11. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post Snippets post-snippets allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Post Snippets: from n/a through <= 4.0.11.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0000


Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0000


Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post Snippets allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Post Snippets: from n/a through 4.0.11.
Title WordPress Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:14:09.178Z

Reserved: 2025-10-24T14:26:26.918Z

Link: CVE-2025-63040

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-31T16:34:54.891Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-31T16:15:47.960

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:35:00.180

Link: CVE-2025-63040

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T22:00:07Z

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