2026-07-28 8:22CVE-2026-8167TR-CERT
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79

Reflected XSS in theWP's News Theme V8

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in THEWP Digital Solutions News Theme V8 allows Reflected XSS.

This issue affects News Theme V8: through 16.06.2026.

Problem type

Affected products

THEWP Digital Solutions

News Theme V8

<= 16.06.2026 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-hvjw-m798-2765

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvjw-m798-2765

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in THEWP Digital Solutions News Theme V8 allows Reflected XSS.

This issue affects News Theme V8: through 16.06.2026.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-8167
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