CVE-2021-24998 (GCVE-0-2021-24998)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-27 10:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:49
VLAI
Title
Simple JWT Login < 3.3.0 - Insecure Password Creation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Simple JWT Login Affected: 0 , < 3.3.0 (custom)
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Credits
Zian Choy WPScan
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