CVE-2021-24804 (GCVE-0-2021-24804)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-17 10:15 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
Simple JWT Login < 3.2.1 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Site Takeover via CSRF
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
apple502j
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