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geshi — security advisory
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GeSHi up to 1.0.9.1. Affected by this issue is the function get_var of the file /contrib/cssgen.php of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation of the argument default-styles/keywords-1/keywords-2/keywords-3/keywords-4/comments leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Products
- geshi
- Affected versions
- 1.0.8.11-2, 1.0.8.11-2.1, 1.0.8.11-2ubuntu1, 1.0.8.11-3, 1.0.9.1-1, 1.0.9.1-1build1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-2123
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GeSHi up to 1.0.9.1. Affected by this issue is the function get_var of the file /contrib/cssgen.php of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation of the argument default-styles/keywords-1/keywords-2/keywords-3/keywords-4/comments leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2123
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Complete source record
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