VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24804
The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.2.1 does not have nonce checks when saving its settings, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin changed them.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.2.1 does not have nonce checks when saving its settings, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin changed them. Settings such as HMAC verification secret, account registering and default user roles can be updated, which could result in site takeover.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.63% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- simple jwt login project/simple jwt login
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6f015e8e-462b-4ef7-a9a1-bb91e7d28e37Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6f015e8e-462b-4ef7-a9a1-bb91e7d28e37Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.