Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2026· Updated Jul 10, 2026
Highlighting Code Block <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'font_family' Setting
CVE-2026-12108
Description
The Highlighting Code Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Affected products
1- Range: <=2.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/highlighting-code-block/tags/2.1.3/class/loos_hcb.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/highlighting-code-block/tags/2.1.3/class/loos_hcb_menu.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/highlighting-code-block/tags/2.1.3/class/loos_hcb_scripts.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/highlighting-code-block/tags/2.2.0/class/loos_hcb.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/highlighting-code-block/tags/2.2.0/class/loos_hcb_menu.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/highlighting-code-block/tags/2.2.0/class/loos_hcb_scripts.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/166e1d3a-3fd9-4ab0-ba0d-707c6d59e0cdmitre
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