CVE-2021-41731: Cross Site Scripting (XSS vulnerability exists in )Sourcecodester News247 News Magazine (CMS) PHP 5.6 or highe

Routine

MEDIUM 4.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2021-41731 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting news247 news magazine \(cms\). Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross Site Scripting (XSS vulnerability exists in )Sourcecodester News247 News Magazine (CMS) PHP 5.6 or higher and MySQL 5.7 or higher via the blog category name field

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.8 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 37%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2022-09-16
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: news247 news magazine \(cms\) project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-09-16 17:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:08 UTCUpdated Record last modified

news247 news magazine \(cms\) project news247 news magazine \(cms\) DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy news247-news-magazine-cms || rpm -q news247-news-magazine-cms || news247-news-magazine-cms --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison news247-news-magazine-cms sudo apt install news247-news-magazine-cms=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold news247-news-magazine-cms

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list news247-news-magazine-cms sudo dnf downgrade news247-news-magazine-cms-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add news247-news-magazine-cms

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2021-41731?

news247 news magazine \(cms\): downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2021-41731 being exploited?

CVE-2021-41731 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2021-41731 affect?

CVE-2021-41731 affects news247 news magazine \(cms\). Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). Cross Site Scripting (XSS vulnerability exists in )Sourcecodester News247 News Magazine (CMS) PHP 5.6 or higher and MySQL 5.7 or higher via the blog category name field

How urgent is CVE-2021-41731?

Priority 33/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities · MySQL vulnerabilities

References

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