Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24230Patreon WordPress < 1.7.0 - CSRF to Overwrite/Create User Meta

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site request forgery in Patreon WordPress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.0, allowing attackers to make a logged in user overwrite or create arbitrary user metadata on the victim’s account once visited. If exploited, this bug can be used to overwrite the “wp_capabilities” meta, which contains the affected user account’s roles and privileges. Doing this would essentially lock them out of the site, blocking them from accessing paid content.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Patreon WordPress	1.7.0 – before 1.7.0

Weakness: CWE-352

References

https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ x_refsource_MISC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2deefa2d-3043-42e5-afef-a42c37703531 x_refsource_CONFIRM