CVE-2021-24342

MEDIUM NUCLEI

JNews < 8.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via cat_id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-24342 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress JNews Theme <8.0.6 - Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMby pikpikcu

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/415ca763-fe65-48cb-acd3-b375a400217e

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0198
EPSS Percentile 77.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
jnews/jnews < 8.0.6
Published Jun 07, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026