Crayon Syntax Highlighter vulnerabilities

Plugin slug crayon-syntax-highlighter · 6 known vulnerabilities · latest disclosed 2023-09-11 · WordPress.org page

2 vulnerabilities have no fixed version yet. If you use this plugin, consider disabling or replacing it until a fix is released.

2 of 6 rated high or critical (CVSS 7 or more).

Known vulnerabilities in Crayon Syntax Highlighter

SeverityAffected versionsFixed inCVEPublishedDetails
Medium 6.4<= 2.8.4No fix yetCVE-2023-48932023-09-11Advisory
High 8.8<= 2.8.4No fix yetCVE-2022-471672023-01-13Advisory
Medium 6.1< 2.8.42.8.4CVE-2016-108932016-05-10Advisory
Medium 5.42.0 to 2.6.102.7.0none2015-04-20Advisory
Medium 6.5< 2.7.02.7.0none2015-04-14Advisory
Critical 9.8<= 1.131.14none2012-10-15Advisory

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Is the Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin safe to use?

2 known issue(s) have no fix yet, so check the table above before using it.

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