CVE-2024-13896 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-13896?

CVE-2024-13896 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-13896?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Jgehrcke Wp-Geshi-Highlight.

Vulnerability 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 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jgehrcke	Wp-Geshi-Highlight	<= 1.4.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1333

References

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

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-13896?

CVE-2024-13896 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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() fu...

How severe is CVE-2024-13896?

CVE-2024-13896 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-13896?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Jgehrcke Wp-Geshi-Highlight.