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Crayon Syntax Highlighter Vulnerabilities

Review known vulnerability records for the WordPress plugin Crayon Syntax Highlighter (`crayon-syntax-highlighter`), including severity, CVE references, affected versions, and patch status.

Recent tracked CVEs on this page include CVE-2023-4893, CVE-2022-47167 and CVE-2016-10893, so operators can jump from disclosure to patch validation without scanning the full feed first.

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Known Records
6
High or Critical
2
Patch Coverage
100%
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
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Indexed CVEs
3
CVE-2022-47167 High No patch listed
CVE-2022-47167 Crayon Syntax Highlighter Cross-Site Request Forgery

Crayon Syntax Highlighter <= 2.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

CVE-2023-4893 Medium No patch listed
CVE-2023-4893 Crayon Syntax Highlighter Server-Side Request Forgery

Crayon Syntax Highlighter <= 2.8.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server Side Request Forgery

CVE-2016-10893 Medium 2.8.4
CVE-2016-10893 Crayon Syntax Highlighter Cross-Site Scripting

Crayon Syntax Highlighter < 2.8.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

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Patch Visibility
6 records include a published patch path, leaving 0 with no listed safe release yet.
Severity Mix
1 critical and 1 high severity finding.
Recent CVEs
CVE-2023-4893, CVE-2022-47167 and CVE-2016-10893
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Known Vulnerabilities

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Plugin Medium Patched: No CVE-2023-4893
CVE-2023-4893: Crayon Syntax Highlighter <= 2.8.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server Side Request Forgery

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'crayon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or above to make web requests to arbitrary...

Published
Sep 11, 2023
Patched Release
Not published
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.8.4
Next Step
Open the full report for remediation notes and references.
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Plugin High Patched: No CVE-2022-47167
CVE-2022-47167: Crayon Syntax Highlighter <= 2.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on one of its functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke thi...

Published
Jan 13, 2023
Patched Release
Not published
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.8.4
Next Step
Open the full report for remediation notes and references.
Open CVE-2022-47167 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin Medium Patched: Yes CVE-2016-10893
CVE-2016-10893: Crayon Syntax Highlighter < 2.8.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

The crayon-syntax-highlighter plugin before 2.8.4 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues via AJAX requests.

Published
May 10, 2016
Patched Release
2.8.4
Affected Versions
Versions before 2.8.4
Next Step
Update to 2.8.4 or newer if supported.
Open CVE-2016-10893 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin Medium Patched: Yes
Crayon Syntax Highlighter 2.0 - 2.6.10 - Missing Authorization

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the crayon-theme-editor-save AJAX action in versions 2.0 - 2.6.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions a...

Published
Apr 20, 2015
Patched Release
2.7.0
Affected Versions
2.0 through 2.6.10
Next Step
Update to 2.7.0 or newer if supported.
Open Full Report
Plugin Medium Patched: Yes
Crayon Syntax Highlighter <= 2.6.10 - Directory Traversal

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 2.6.10 via the 'data-url' parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, potentially outside the web...

Published
Apr 14, 2015
Patched Release
2.7.0
Affected Versions
Versions before 2.7.0
Next Step
Update to 2.7.0 or newer if supported.
Open Full Report
Plugin Critical Patched: Yes
Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin <= 1.13 - Remote File Inclusion

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 1.13 via the crayon_is_php_file function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution.

Published
Oct 15, 2012
Patched Release
1.14
Affected Versions
Versions up to 1.13
Next Step
Update to 1.14 or newer if supported.
Open Full Report