CVE-2024-13896

Medium

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

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductJgehrcke Wp-geshi-highlight
PublishedApr 10, 2025
First seenApr 10, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-1333CWE-1333

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
jgehrcke wp-geshi-highlightv ≤ 1.4.3—

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