CVE-2021-24231: patreon patreon wordpress Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-24231 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in patreon patreon wordpress. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.7.0.
Timeline
- 12-04-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 administrator disconnect the site from Patreon by visiting a specially crafted link.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
46%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.57% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (jetpack.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Patreon1 product
- patreon wordpress< 1.7.0
Unknown1 product
- patreon wordpress≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.0
Wordpress1 product
- patreon-connect≤ 1.6.9 (fixed in 1.7.0)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
3 links- jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8ab6855-a319-47ac-82fb-58b181e77500X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory