vulnerability
WordPress Theme: jnews: CVE-2021-24342: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 24, 2021 | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 24, 2021
Added
Dec 8, 2025
Modified
Dec 8, 2025
Description
The JNews WordPress theme before 8.0.6 did not sanitise the cat_id parameter in the POST request /?ajax-requestequal tojnews (with actionequal tojnews_build_mega_category_*), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue.
Solution
jnews-theme-cve-2021-24342
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