VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-12934

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.34%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-07-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in the wp-code-highlightjs plugin through 0.6.2 for WordPress. wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-code-highlight-js allows CSRF, as demonstrated by an XSS payload in the hljs_additional_css parameter.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Product
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory