Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-4393Social Connect <= 1.2 - Authentication Bypass
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass in Social Connect from thenbrent. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Social Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to insufficient verification on the OpenID server being supplied during the social 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 |
|---|---|---|
| thenbrent | Social Connect | 0 – through 1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H