WordPress plugin · post-snippets
Is Post Snippets safe?
Closed. Replace it.
wordpress.org closed it on Sep 30, 2026, so it gets no more security fixes, and 8 flaws are on record. If your site runs it, move to a maintained alternative.
- Flaws on record
- 8
- High or critical
- 3
- Exploited
- none
Every recorded flaw
- Oct 28, 2026Post Snippets – Custom WordPress Code Snippets Customizer: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-77871 · affects up to 4.2.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- Oct 11, 2026Post Snippets: Does not properly escape variable values substituted into snippets before outputting themCVE-2026-12980 · affects up to 4.2.4 · reported by WPScanMedium 6.8
- Jun 25, 2026Contributor Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Post Snippets <= 4.0.19 versions.CVE-2026-56049 · affects up to 4.0.19 · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.5
- May 29, 2026Post Snippets: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-7430 · affects up to 4.0.19 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4
- Mar 25, 2026Post Snippets: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVE-2026-25001 · affects up to 4.0.12 · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.5
- Dec 31, 2025Post Snippets: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2025-63040 · affects up to 4.0.11 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
- Aug 8, 2023Auth.CVE-2023-25459 · fixed in 4.0.3 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
- Feb 28, 2022Post Snippets: Does not have CSRF checkCVE-2021-25010 · fixed in 3.1.4 · reported by WPScanCritical 9.6
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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