CVE Vulnerability

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.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

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

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

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2021-12-27 11:15

Updated : 2022-01-07 05:16

NVD link : CVE-2021-24998

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24998

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength