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CVE-2024-13896

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 10, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-1333
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP-GeSHi-Highlight — rock-solid syntax highlighting for 259 languages — Up to and including 1.4.3
  • jgehrcke wp-geshi-highlight — Up to and including 1.4.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8b622ea-e090-45ad-8755-b050fc055231/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record