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
History

Thu, 15 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jgehrcke
Jgehrcke wp-geshi-highlight
Weaknesses CWE-1333
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jgehrcke:wp-geshi-highlight:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Jgehrcke
Jgehrcke wp-geshi-highlight

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:30:00 +0000

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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
Title WP-GeSHi-Highlight <= 1.4.3 - Author+ ReDoS
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2025-04-10T06:00:06.303Z

Updated: 2025-04-10T13:58:43.682Z

Reserved: 2025-02-20T18:39:38.739Z

Link: CVE-2024-13896

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-10T13:56:03.088Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-04-10T07:15:41.197

Modified: 2025-05-15T20:55:38.643

Link: CVE-2024-13896

cve-icon Redhat

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