Account Takeover Vulnerability in Social Account Linking in joelbutcher/socialstream
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Socialstream is a third-party package for Laravel Jetstream. It replaces the published authentication and profile scaffolding provided by Laravel Jetstream, with scaffolding that has support for Laravel Socialite. When linking a social account to an already authenticated user, the lack of a confirmation step introduces a security risk. This is exacerbated if ->stateless() is used in the Socialite configuration, bypassing state verification and making the exploit easier. Developers should ensure that users explicitly confirm account linking and avoid configurations that skip critical security checks. Socialstream v6.2 introduces a new custom route that requires a user to "Confirm" or "Deny" a request to link a social account. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| joelbutcher | socialstream | before 6.2.0 | 6.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | joelbutcher/socialstream (Packagist) | 6.0.0 to before 6.2.0 | 6.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp |
| — | joelbutcher/socialstream (Packagist) | before 5.6.0 | 5.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp |
- socialstream Vendorjoelbutcher Affected before 6.2.0 Fixed in 6.2.0 Patch available CNA
- joelbutcher/socialstream (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.2.0 Fixed in 6.2.0 Patch available GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp
- joelbutcher/socialstream (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 5.6.0 Fixed in 5.6.0 Patch available GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA socialstream (joelbutcher) Fixed in 6.2.0
- Fix · GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp joelbutcher/socialstream (Packagist) Fixed in 6.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp joelbutcher/socialstream (Packagist) Fixed in 5.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56329
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-56329 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56329 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3q97-vjpp-c8rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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