Plugins · highlight-and-share · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Highlight and Share safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 6.1.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-09
- Active installs
- 700+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.2+
A lightweight social sharing plugin for showing social networks when users highlight text, share images, headlines, or use Click to Share. — by BerryPress
What to do
- Update to the latest version (6.1.0). Anything older than 5.3.0 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get highlight-and-share --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update highlight-and-share updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.7 CVE-2025-67586 · published 2025-12-09
Missing authorization check in Highlight and Share (5.2.0 and older)
- Affected
- 5.2.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.3.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ronald Huereca Highlight and Share highlight-and-share allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Highlight and Share: from n/a through <= 5.2.0.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-58260 · published 2025-09-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Highlight and Share (5.1.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.1.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.2.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ronald Huereca Highlight and Share highlight-and-share allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Highlight and Share: from n/a through <= 5.1.1.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-09 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.1.0).
- 2025-12-09 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-67586), fixed in 5.3.0.
- 2025-09-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-58260), fixed in 5.2.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/highlight-and-share (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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