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CVE-2021-24342

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.

  • Published: Jun 7, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-24342
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.1
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Software From Fixed in
jnews / jnews - 8.0.6