CVE-2017-18634: The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.

critical Affects newspaper (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-09-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.

Package: newspaper (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions: <6.7.2
Fixed in: 6.7.2
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (82.2th percentile)
Published: 2019-09-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-74

NVD record newspaper (WordPress theme) advisories

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