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Fencer Vulns
high 8.1

CVE-2021-24230 json

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

published 2021-04-12 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11144

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • patreon patreon_wordpress 1.7.0

Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • jetpack.com https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown Patreon WordPress

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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