CVE-2024-56297

WordPress Highlight plugin <= 2.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

5.9 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in QuantumCloud Highlight highlight allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Highlight: from n/a through <= 2.0.2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Up 0.3 points since Jan 8, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WordPress Highlight plugin <= 2.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-56297
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-53094 5.9

Record: EUVD-2024-53094
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78m5-q63q-x3p3 5.9

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in dn88 Highlight allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Highlight: from n/a through 2.0.2.

Record: GHSA-78m5-q63q-x3p3
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2024-56297
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-56297 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Dn88 Highlight, published January 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.