5.3

CVE-2024-8682: https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-one-stop-solution-for-web-publishing/20566392 jnews - wordpress newspaper magazine blog amp theme Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 05-03-2025Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8682 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-one-stop-solution-for-web-publishing/20566392 jnews - wordpress newspaper magazine blog amp theme. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 11.6.7.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The JNews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog AMP Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user registration in all versions up to, and including, 11.6.6. This is due to the plugin not properly validate if the user can register option is enabled prior to creating a user though the register_handler() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as a user even when user registration is disabled.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.27% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-one-stop-solution-for-web-publishing/205663921 product
  • jnews - wordpress newspaper magazine blog amp theme≤ 11.6.6
Wordpress1 product
  • jnews≤ 11.6.6 (fixed in 11.6.7)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links