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CVE-2021-24342

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 7, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown JNews — From 8.0.6 (including) to 8.0.6 (excluding)
  • jnews jnews — Before 8.0.6

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/415ca763-fe65-48cb-acd3-b375a400217e Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record