post highlights
post-highlights · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for post highlights. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
1 known vulnerabilities
1 exploitable without logging in · latest Oct 16, 2017
Closed on wordpress.org
Removed from the directory on May 18, 2022 · reason: security issue. A closed component gets no more updates; installed copies keep running and their vulnerabilities stay open. Remove it or replace it with a maintained alternative.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 8, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2014-8087unauthenticated · needs a click
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the post highlights plugin before 2.6.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrar
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).