CVE-2021-24342 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2021-06-07

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

JNews

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.0.6`	affected	< 8.0.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jnews:jnews:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11255	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01975.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/415ca763-fe65-48cb-acd3-b375a400217e

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Jnews Jnews

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-06-07T10:49:50.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.516Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24342

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-07T11:15:16.740

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:51.880

Link: CVE-2021-24342

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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