CVE-2021-24804 Simple JWT Login < 3.2.1 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Site Takeover via CSRF
A CSRF vulnerability in the Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin allows attackers to modify critical settings, potentially leading to site takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24804?
CVE-2021-24804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Simple JWT Login – Login and Register to WordPress using JWT, published on 17 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.2.1 does not have nonce checks when saving its settings, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin changed them. Settings such as HMAC verification secret, account registering and default user roles can be updated, which could result in site takeover.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple Jwt Login Project Simple Jwt Login.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple JWT Login – Login and Register to WordPress using JWT
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vff3-qp7x-xm37.