WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets: known security problems
7 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 7 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 4.5.2 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Someone with an editor account on your site could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 4.0 up to and including 4.5.1
- Fixed in
- 4.5.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 4.5.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104677
- Report title
- Coder 4.0 - 4.5.1 - Authenticated (Editor+) Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.6
- Fixed in
- 3.6.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 3.6.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-24699
- Report title
- WP Coder – Code Snippets + HTML, CSS, JS and PHP Injection <= 3.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.5
- Fixed in
- 3.5.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 3.5.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2578
- Report title
- WP Coder <= 3.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.5.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.5
- Fixed in
- 2.5.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 2.5.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-2362
- Report title
- Multiple Wow-Company Plugins (Various Versions) -- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.3
- Fixed in
- 2.5.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 2.5.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-0895
- Report title
- WP Coder – add custom html, css and js code <= 2.5.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.2
- Fixed in
- 2.5.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 2.5.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-2388
- Report title
- WP Coder <= 2.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.1
- Fixed in
- 2.5.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets to version 2.5.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-25053
- Report title
- WP Coder <= 2.5.1 - Remote File Inclusion leading to Remote Code Execution via Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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