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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-24227

patreon patreon_wordpress Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Published Dec 24, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 24, 2023 · patreon patreon_wordpress Exposure of

Patch now

CVE-2021-24227 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm patreon patreon_wordpress Exposure of against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (patreon patreon_wordpress Exposure of).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
5.93%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor patreon patreon_wordpress

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor patreon patreon_wordpressversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-24227

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-24227 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm patreon patreon_wordpress Exposure of against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 5.93%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 24, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Dec 24, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-24227

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-24227

    30-day exploitation probability 5.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-24227

    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 datab

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.