WPCode: unauthenticated snippet suppression via safe mode bypass
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WPCode | 2.0.0 to before 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101301
- 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-m9m9-jghh-m488
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-101301 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101301 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9m9-jghh-m488 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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