WordPress Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin <= 2.8.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Priority LOW 38CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Aram Kocharyan Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin <= 2.8.4 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aram Kocharyan | Crayon Syntax Highlighter | up to 2.8.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Crayon Syntax Highlighter VendorAram Kocharyan Affected up to 2.8.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:crayon_syntax_highlighter_project:crayon_syntax_highlighter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.8.4 | Vulnerable | Crayon Syntax Highlighter Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:crayon_syntax_highlighter_project:crayon_syntax_highlighter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·Crayon Syntax Highlighter Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-47167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75xc-fcjw-m569
References
More Crayon Syntax Highlighter Project Crayon Syntax Highlighter vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08931 The crayon-syntax-highlighter plugin before 2.8.4 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues via AJAX requests. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-47167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-47167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75xc-fcjw-m569 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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