CVE-2021-24998

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

1%p66

Published

Dec 27, 2021 (Dec 27, 2021)

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.

Vendors: simple jwt login project
Products: simple jwt login
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-330
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.2%)

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