XSS in Desertthemes Newsmash

CVE-2024-56208

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in desertthemes NewsMash newsmash allows Stored XSS.This issue affects NewsMash: from n/a through <= 1.0.71.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-56208: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56208?
CVE-2024-56208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Desertthemes Newsmash, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-56208?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56208 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.