// For flags

CVE-2021-24342

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

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El tema de WordPress JNews versiones anteriores a 8.0.6, no saneaba el parámetro cat_id en una petición POST/?ajax-request=jnews (with action=jnews_build_mega_category_*), conllevando a un problema de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflejado

*Credits: Truoc Phan from Techlab Corporation
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-05-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Jnews
Search vendor "Jnews"
 Jnews
Search vendor "Jnews" for product "Jnews"
 < 8.0.6
Search vendor "Jnews" for product "Jnews" and version " < 8.0.6"
wordpress
Affected