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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.542Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-24998

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-27T11:15:09.517

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:54:09.560

Link: CVE-2021-24998

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