PT-2019-13033 · WordPress · Wp-Code-Highlightjs

Published 2019-07-19 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-12934

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wp-code-highlightjs plugin through 0.6.2 for WordPress

Description An issue was discovered that allows CSRF, as demonstrated by an XSS payload in the hljs additional css parameter, via the "wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-code-highlight-js" API endpoint.

Recommendations For wp-code-highlightjs plugin through 0.6.2, consider disabling the hljs additional css parameter in the "wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-code-highlight-js" API endpoint until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-12934

Affected Products

Wp-Code-Highlightjs

References · 6

• 🔥 https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2019/07/17/cve-2019-12934-wp-code-highlightjs-wordpress-plugin-csrf-leads-to-blog-wide-injected-script-html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12934 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12934 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-code-highlightjs/#developers · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/109331 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12934 · Note