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Authentication bypass in Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter

Priority LOW 38CWE-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 Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin for WordPress through 3.2.2 is affected by an authentication bypass (CWE-287). The social login callback locates an existing WordPress account only by the email address returned from the OAuth provider and logs in that user without a password check, and the email verification guard does not work for the bundled Facebook and Twitter adapters. An unauthenticated attacker who controls an OAuth account with a matching email address can obtain an authenticated session as any existing user, including Administrators.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

The Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This is due to the social login REST callback registered at `/wp-json/wslu-social-login/type/{provider}/` with `permission_callback => __return_true` locating an existing WordPress account solely by the email string returned from the OAuth provider and calling `wp_set_auth_cookie()` without a password check, while the only verification guard — `!empty($getProfile->emailVerified)` in `inc/admin-create-user.php` — is a no-op for the bundled Hybridauth Facebook and Twitter adapters, both of which assign the raw email string rather than a boolean verified flag to `emailVerified`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain a fully authenticated session as any existing WordPress user, including Administrators, whose registered email address can be presented through a configured Facebook or Twitter login on the target site. Exploitation requires only that the attacker control an OAuth account whose provider-returned email matches the target account's registered WordPress email address; no local credentials, nonce, or prior foothold is needed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0044 38th 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

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
roxnorWp Social Login and Register Social Counterup to 3.2.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter Vendorroxnor Affected up to 3.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103898
  2. 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-g8pp-vmv3-x6hw
  3. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2022-01323 Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 2.1.3 - Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-00080 Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder <= 3.1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-00697 WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform < 1.5.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-19077 ElementsKit Elementor Addons < 3.7.9 Unauthenticated Mailchimp REST Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-51983 WordPress FundEngine plugin <= 1.7.9 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-27806 WordPress Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin <= 3.4.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources