CVE-2021-24227
The Jetpack Scan team identified a Local File Disclosure vulnerability in the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 that could be abused by anyone visiting the site.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Jetpack Scan team identified a Local File Disclosure vulnerability in the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 that could be abused by anyone visiting the site. Using this attack vector, an attacker could leak important internal files like wp-config.php, which contains database credentials and cryptographic keys used in the generation of nonces and cookies.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.93% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- patreon/patreon wordpress
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS 5.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f62df02d-7678-440f-84a1-ddbf09364016Third Party Advisory
- https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f62df02d-7678-440f-84a1-ddbf09364016Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.