6.1

CVE-2021-24342: JNews < 8.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Modified
Published 07-06-2021Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24342 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in jnews. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 8.0.6.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 07-06-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.98% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Jnews1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • jnews< 8.0.6

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links