CVE-2021-24998

The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.3.0 can be used to create new WordPress user accounts with a randomly generated password. The password is generated using the str_shuffle PHP function that "does not generate cryptographically secure values, and should not be used for cryptographic purposes" according to PHP's documentation.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2613782	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1cca404e-766a-43ab-b41f-77d6a3b282fb	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:simple_jwt_login_project:simple_jwt_login:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-12-27 11:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:31

NVD link : CVE-2021-24998

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-24998

JSON object : View

Products Affected

simple_jwt_login_project

simple_jwt_login

CWE

CWE-330

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

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