Known vulnerabilities in CodeColorer

Syntax highlighting for code snippets in posts, comments, and RSS, with inline code, themes, and line numbers.

3Reported vulnerabilities

7.2Highest CVSS score

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1,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update CodeColorer to 0.10.2 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 15, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-2795	Medium 4.8	0.4%	Before 0.10.1	`0.10.1`	June 27, 2023
CVE-2025-68012	High 7.2	0.2%	0.10.1 and earlier	`0.10.2`	December 30, 2025
CVE-2026-4032	Medium 6.1	0.2%	0 to 0.10.1 (inclusive)	`0.10.2`	April 16, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.