CVE-2024-56208
WordPress NewsMash theme <= 1.0.71 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress NewsMash theme <= 1.0.71 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-56208- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-55452
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-55452- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjh6-2p75-696h
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rjh6-2p75-696h- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-56208- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-56208 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Desertthemes Newsmash, published February 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.