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TI-2026-15497 Aliases CVE-2026-18961GHSA-m726-5v3m-hhqg

Improper authentication in fahdaslam Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP…

Priority LOW 39CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Unverified Provider Email in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This is due to the plugin trusting the unverified email field returned by Spotify's /v1/me endpoint as proof of mailbox ownership — Generic::normalize_common() copies this value into the normalized profile without requiring an email_verified assertion, and User_Links::link_or_login_user() subsequently passes it directly to get_user_by('email', $email) and issues a persistent authentication cookie via wp_set_auth_cookie() without a provider-specific verified-email gate, a local mailbox challenge, or a logged-in approval step. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including Administrators, by supplying a known target email address through a controlled Spotify OAuth flow, gaining full administrative access to the site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00748 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
fahdaslamSocial Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnectup to 1.4.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect Vendorfahdaslam Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18961
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m726-5v3m-hhqg

References

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