CVE-2024-8682

MEDIUM

JNews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog AMP Theme <11.6.6 - Unaut...

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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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars

by 4minx · poc

https://github.com/4minx/CVE-2024-8682

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (2)

[Various Sources] https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-one-stop-solution-for-web-publishing/20566392

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4b0d7ee7-a358-4487-a0cc-31ed810ae8bc?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 45.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-one-stop-solution-for-web-publishing/20566392/JNews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog AMP Theme < 11.6.6

Published Mar 05, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026