WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2024-7503 Analyzed

WooCommerce - Social Login: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

WooCommerce - Social Login is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
WooCommerce - Social Login
Plugin slug
woocommerce-social-login
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 12, 2024
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

This CVE was published Aug 12, 2024 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WooCommerce - Social Login to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The WooCommerce - Social Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.7.5. This is due to the use of loose comparison of the activation code in the 'woo_slg_confirm_email_user' function. 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 userID. This requires the email module to be enabled.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources