Auth bypass in Https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-One-Stop-Solution-For-Web-Publishing/20566392 Jnews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog Amp Theme
CVE-2024-8682
The JNews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog AMP Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user registration in all versions up to, and including, 11.6.6. This is due to the plugin not properly validate if the user can register option is enabled prior to creating a user though the register_handler() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as a user even when user registration is disabled.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8682?
- CVE-2024-8682 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Https://themeforest.net/item/jnews-One-Stop-Solution-For-Web-Publishing/20566392 Jnews - WordPress Newspaper Magazine Blog Amp Theme, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8682?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8682 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.