Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-24230 · published 12 April 2021
CVE-2021-24230: Patreon wordpress cross-site request forgery vulnerability
Patreon · Patreon Wordpress
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2deefa2d-3043-42e5-afef-a42c37703531 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2deefa2d-3043-42e5-afef-a42c37703531 | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-24230), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
