CVE-2021-24342

JNews < 8.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published Jun 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The JNews WordPress theme before 8.0.6 did not sanitise the cat_id parameter in the POST request /?ajax-request=jnews (with action=jnews_build_mega_category_*), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-11255 The JNews WordPress theme before 8.0.6 did not sanitise the cat_id parameter in the POST request /?ajax-request=jnews (with action=jnews_build_mega_category_*), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:28 PM
Reserved
Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2021, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM