Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-2704BP Social Connect <= 1.5 - Authentication Bypass
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass in BP Social Connect from vibethemes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The BP Social Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a Facebook login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vibethemes | BP Social Connect | 0 – through 1.5 |
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44c96df2-530a-4ebe-b722-c606a7b135f9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L138
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L188
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2914042%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&old=1904372%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file6
- https://lana.codes/lanavdb/1bd0dfd9-ffec-4d69-bc55-286751300cab/