CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-24227
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-04-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
The Jetpack Scan team identified a Local File Disclosure vulnerability in the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 that could be abused by anyone visiting the site. Using this attack vector, an attacker could leak important internal files like wp-config.php, which contains database credentials and cryptographic keys used in the generation of nonces and cookies.
Affected configurations
• patreon patreon wordpress (< 1.7.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f62df02d-7678-440f-84a1-ddbf09364016 Third Party Advisory
- https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f62df02d-7678-440f-84a1-ddbf09364016 Third Party Advisory