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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | JNews | 8.0.6 – < 8.0.6 | 8.0.6 |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress JNews Theme <8.0.6 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24342.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.