CVE-2024-13896

MEDIUM EPSS 28.6%
Published Apr 10, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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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

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
28.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1333

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
jgehrckewp-geshi-highlight* ≤1.4.3

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8b622ea-e090-45ad-8755-b050fc055231/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.