Themes Vulnerabilities

Newspaper < 11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The theme does not sanitise the td_atts.modules_category parameter in its td_ajax_search AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Proof of Concept

Affects Themes

Newspaper
Fixed in 11

References

CVE
CVE-2021-3135

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
7.1 (high)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Truoc Phan
Submitter
Truoc Phan
Submitter website
https://www.facebook.com/292706121240740
Submitter twitter
truocphan
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
5ccb3cb0-681a-4e5b-8850-871a700083c0

Timeline

Publicly Published
2021-06-30 (about 4 years ago)
Added
2021-06-30 (about 4 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-01-17 (about 4 years ago)

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