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WPCode: unauthenticated snippet suppression via safe mode bypass

Priority LOW 30CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The WPCode WordPress plugin before 2.4.0 does not correctly verify that a request is genuinely for the login screen before entering its snippet safe mode. Unauthenticated visitors can disable all of the site's automatically inserted snippets for their own requests. CISA rates the CVE as automatable with partial technical impact, and the CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (MEDIUM). CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) applies; CISA has not added it to KEV, and the references include an exploit link.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The WPCode WordPress plugin before 2.4.0 does not correctly verify that a request is genuinely for the login screen before entering its snippet safe mode, allowing unauthenticated visitors to disable all of the site's automatically inserted snippets for their own requests.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WPCode (Unknown): 2.4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWPCode2.0.0 to before 2.4.02.4.0Patch availableCNA
  • WPCode VendorUnknown Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.4.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update WPCode to version 2.4.0 or later, which fixes the issue. Affected versions start at 2.0.0 and run before 2.4.0.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA WPCode (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101301
  2. 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  3. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-m9m9-jghh-m488

References

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