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TI-2021-06596 Aliases CVE-2021-24304GHSA-r4x2-f4r3-gw2j

Newsmag < 5.0 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01234 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Newsmag (Unknown): 5.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownNewsmag5.0 to before 5.05.0Patch availableCNA
  • Newsmag VendorUnknown Affected 5.0 to before 5.0 Fixed in 5.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:newsmag:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 5.0VulnerabletagDiv
  • cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:newsmag:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.0 Vulnerable ·tagDiv

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Newsmag (Unknown) Fixed in 5.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24304
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4x2-f4r3-gw2j

References

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