CVE-2021-24998

Simple JWT Login < 3.3.0 - Insecure Password Creation

published December 27, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
68.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01226 · 68.6th percentile
Published
2021-12-27T10:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 DEC 10:33Z
    Simple JWT Login < 3.3.0 - Insecure Password Creation
    cvelistv5