CVE-2021-24230
Patreon WordPress <= 1.6.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
highCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
8.1
CVSS Score
8.1
CVSS Score
high
Severity
1.7.0
Patched in
1033d
Time to patch
Description
The Patreon WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.9. If exploited, this bug can be used to overwrite the “wp_capabilities” meta, which contains the affected user account’s roles and privileges. Doing this would essentially lock them out of the site, blocking them from accessing paid content. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make a logged in user overwrite or create arbitrary user metadata on the victim’s account once visited via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<1.7.0PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginpatreon-connect
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