CVE-2024-13896
WP-GeSHi-Highlight <= 1.4.3 - Author+ ReDoS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 10, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 20, 2025
Description
The WP-GeSHi-Highlight — rock-solid syntax highlighting for 259 languages WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 processes user-supplied input as a regular expression via the wp_geshi_filter_replace_code() function, which could lead to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WP-GeSHi-Highlight — rock-solid syntax highlighting for 259 languagesUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8b622ea-e090-45ad-8755-b050fc055231/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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