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high7.5

CVE-2021-24998

The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.3.0 can be used to create new WordPress user accounts with a randomly generated password.

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
Simple Jwt Login ProjectSimple Jwt Login
before 3.3.0

Weakness classification

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