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Syntaxhighlighter Vulnerabilities

3 known security issues reported for the Syntaxhighlighter WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Mar 27, 2025.

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SyntaxHighlighter Evolved <= 3.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts...

CVSS:
6.4
Affected:
up to 3.7.1
Fixed in:
3.7.2
Disclosed:
Mar 27, 2025

CVE-2025-30903 on NVD →

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved < 3.5.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the user-supplied shortcode data. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages t...

CVSS:
7.2
Affected:
up to 3.5.1
Fixed in:
3.5.1
Disclosed:
Oct 21, 2019

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved <= 3.1.9 - Cross-Site Scripting

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The SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

CVSS:
6.1
Affected:
up to 3.1.9
Fixed in:
3.1.10
Disclosed:
Aug 1, 2014

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