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CVE-2021-24342: 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 Scrip

medium Affects jnews (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 Scrip

Package
jnews (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<8.0.6
Fixed in
8.0.6
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (80.4th percentile)
Published
2021-06-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordjnews (WordPress plugin) advisories

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