CVE-2021-24998

Simple JWT Login <= 3.2.1 - Insecure Password Creation

highInadequate Encryption Strength

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

3.3.0

Patched in

832d

Time to patch

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<3.3.0

PublishedOctober 13, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginsimple-jwt-login

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/defd82dd-bda0-4f0c-88cb-4db983953097?source=api-prod

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