CVE-2021-24342 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24342

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

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Truoc Phan from Techlab Corporation

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

JNews
Vulnerable Versions:
8.0.6

Timeline

Official Publish: June 7th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)