Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter: A security weakness
Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter
- Plugin slug
wp-social-login-and-register-social-counter- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 05, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Dec 05, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 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 Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization in versions up to, and including, 3.1.3. This is due to the REST routes wslu/v1/check_cache/{type}, wslu/v1/save_cache/{type}, and wslu/v1/settings/clear_counter_cache being registered with permission_callback set to __return_true and lacking capability or nonce validation in their handlers. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear or overwrite the social counter cache via crafted REST requests.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N