WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved <= 3.5.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved WordPress plugin was affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
syntaxhighlighter
Fixed in 3.5.1

References

URL
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/10/stored-xss-patched-in-syntaxhighlighter-evolved-plugin/
URL
https://hackerone.com/reports/707720

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Matt Barry (WordFence)
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
389aaf14-8260-49d9-9783-985958c0c443

Timeline

Publicly Published
2019-10-22 (about 6 years ago)
Added
2019-10-22 (about 6 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-11-28 (about 6 years ago)

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