CVE-2025-13035

Nov. 19, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

8.0
High

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Wordpress
  • Code Snippets
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a wordpress code_snippets / / / / / wordpress / /

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/code-snippets/tags/3.8.1/php/front-end/class-front-end.php#L295
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/code-snippets/tags/3.8.1/php/front-end/class-front-end.php#L296
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3397635%40code-snippets%2Ftrunk&old=3395415%40code-snippets%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file23
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7c7247c-2fc3-46ff-858e-2242b7211476?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-94
2025-11-19
CVE-2025-13035

CVSS Score

8.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 19, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 19, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.