WP Code Highlight.js <= 0.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

8.8
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2019-12934
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published July 19, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Zeroauth

Description

The WP Code Highlight.js plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the hljs_settings_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Code Highlight.js

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-code-highlightjs (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 0.6.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 0.6.3
Patched Version
  • 0.6.3

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