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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | WP-GeSHi-Highlight — rock-solid syntax highlighting for 259 languages | ≤ 1.4.3 | — |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8b622ea-e090-45ad-8755-b050fc055231/ exploit vdb-entry technical-description