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CVE-2021-24998

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 27, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-330
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints. Plugin · simple-jwt-login
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 3.3.0
    View on WordPress.org

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 Simple JWT Login — Before 3.3.0
  • simple_jwt_login_project simple_jwt_login — Before 3.3.0

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2613782 Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1cca404e-766a-43ab-b41f-77d6a3b282fb Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record