CVE-2021-24998

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-330

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 27, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-24998: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix