High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-24998

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.

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Affected products

WordPress/Simple JWT Logininferred
Range: <3.3.0
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-jwt-login

Patches

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2613782nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
wpscan.com/vulnerability/1cca404e-766a-43ab-b41f-77d6a3b282fbnvdThird Party Advisory

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