WordPress Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.19 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Contributor Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Post Snippets <= 4.0.19 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00582 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Snippets | Post Snippets | up to 4.0.19 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Post Snippets VendorPost Snippets Affected up to 4.0.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56049
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rvc-gxqm-fm4r
More Post Snippets vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07288 Post Snippets < 3.1.4 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-10769 WordPress Post Snippets Plugin <= 4.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-56049 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56049 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5rvc-gxqm-fm4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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