CVE Vulnerability

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.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/415ca763-fe65-48cb-acd3-b375a400217e Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2021-06-07 11:15

Updated : 2021-06-10 11:59

NVD link : CVE-2021-24342

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24342

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79