CVE-2021-24304: The Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.0 does not sanitise the td_block_id parameter in its td_ajax_block AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

medium Affects newsmag (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-08-09; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.0 does not sanitise the td_block_id parameter in its td_ajax_block AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Package: newsmag (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.0
Fixed in: 5.0
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (68.9th percentile)
Published: 2021-08-09
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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