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CVE-2021-24230

HIGH 8.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 12, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

The Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.0, allowing attackers to make a logged in user overwrite or create arbitrary user metadata on the victim’s account once visited. If exploited, this bug can be used to overwrite the “wp_capabilities” meta, which contains the affected user account’s roles and privileges. Doing this would essentially lock them out of the site, blocking them from accessing paid content.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Patreon WordPress — From 1.7.0 (including) to 1.7.0 (excluding)
  • patreon patreon_wordpress — Before 1.7.0

References

  • jetpack.com https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2deefa2d-3043-42e5-afef-a42c37703531 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record