Vulnerability in Jgehrcke Wp-Geshi-Highlight
CVE-2024-13896
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
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Jgehrcke Wp-Geshi-Highlight
- Wp-Geshi-Highlight — Rock-Solid Syntax Highlighting For 259 Languages — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8b622ea-e090-45ad-8755-b050fc055231/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13896?
- CVE-2024-13896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jgehrcke Wp-Geshi-Highlight, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13896?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.