VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-24342

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-06-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS: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.

Weakness classification

  • contact@wpscan.com: CWE-79

Primary references