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WP Social Media Login EUVDEUVD-2026-64225

| CVE-2026-77000 CRITICAL
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2026-08-22 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-xxf7-9x7m-j4r3
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Enumerate admin email address
  2. Delivery
    Send forged social-login assertion
  3. Exploit
    Plugin skips identity-provider verification
  4. Execution
    Authenticated as administrator
  5. Impact
    Full WordPress site takeover

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The target site must have the WP Social Media Login plugin (version ≤1.0.6) installed and active with the social-login feature reachable. Exploitation requires only that the attacker know or guess a valid existing user's email address (administrator emails are frequently discoverable), and it works against default configurations since the flaw is in the core authentication logic rather than an optional setting. Limiting factors are minimal: no authentication, no user interaction, and no special privileges are needed (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); the practical constraints are that the vulnerable plugin must be present and the attacker must supply the email of an account that already exists on the site.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, 9.8) is internally consistent with the description: a remote, unauthenticated attacker with no user interaction can gain full administrator access, which on WordPress means complete site compromise. Working against that severity, the EPSS score is low (0.15%, 4th percentile), and there is no KEV listing and no known public exploit, suggesting the flaw is not yet being weaponized at scale. However, EPSS reflects observed/predicted exploitation volume, not ease - the exploit is technically trivial (submit a known admin email), so the low EPSS should be read as 'not yet widely exploited' rather than 'hard to exploit.' The main real-world limiter is deployment footprint: this is a niche plugin, not a ubiquitous one, so any operator running it should treat this as urgent and patch or remove it immediately, while broad internet-wide mass exploitation is less likely given small install base. Overall this is a genuine high-priority issue for affected sites despite the low EPSS.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker identifies a target WordPress site running WP Social Media Login and determines an administrator's email address (often visible in author archives, post metadata, or public sources). They send a crafted request to the plugin's social-login handler asserting a completed login for that email; the plugin authenticates them as the administrator without ever contacting the identity provider, granting full dashboard access. No public proof-of-concept is currently identified, but the low complexity means one would be straightforward to produce.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 23, 2026

Authentication bypass in the WP Social Media Login WordPress plugin (versions through 1.0.6) lets unauthenticated attackers log in as any existing user, including administrators, simply by supplying that user's email address. The plugin trusts a claimed social-login identity without verifying that authentication actually completed with the identity provider, so no valid OAuth flow or credentials are needed. Reported by WPScan and rated CVSS 9.8; no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified, and EPSS remains low at 0.15%.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patched version is identified in the available data (the plugin is reported vulnerable 'through 1.0.6' with no fix version listed), so the primary recommendation is to deactivate and remove the WP Social Media Login plugin until a fixed release is confirmed by the developer; monitor the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3051dece-7ecb-4911-bf13-291ebdc34bff/) and the plugin's page for an update above 1.0.6. As compensating controls if the plugin cannot be removed immediately: block or restrict access to the plugin's social-login callback/authentication endpoint at the web server or WAF layer (trade-off: legitimate social logins will break), enforce multi-factor authentication on all administrator accounts so a bypassed password login still cannot reach full admin (trade-off: does not stop session creation if the plugin issues sessions directly, so verify MFA plugin actually gates the social-login path), and audit user accounts and active sessions for unexpected administrator logins. Because exploitation only requires knowing a valid user's email, also treat all admin email addresses as effectively public and rotate credentials/sessions after patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Social Media Login 0 ≤1.0.6

Affected Packages

euvd wp_social_media_login no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The plugin implements 'social login' (OAuth/OpenID-style federated authentication via third-party identity providers). The root cause is CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): the plugin accepts an attacker-supplied email as proof of a completed social login without validating the assertion/token returned by the identity provider - effectively treating an unverified identity claim as authenticated. In a correct implementation the WordPress site must verify a signed response (e.g., an ID token or provider callback) tied to the provider before mapping the email to a local wp_users account and issuing a session. EUVD lists the affected scope as 'WP Social Media Login 0 ≤1.0.6'; a specific CPE string was not provided in the input.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Remote unauthenticated attacker with no interaction gains administrator access, so AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and full C/I/A impact; scope unchanged as compromise stays within the WordPress instance.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Aug 23, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 22, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 22, 2026 - 06:16 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP Social Media Login WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not verify that a social login was actually completed with the identity provider before authenticating a visitor, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by supplying that user's email address.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The WP Social Media Login WordPress plugin (versions through 1.0.6) contains a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any user account, including administrators, by simply providing an email address. WordPress site administrators face immediate risk of complete account compromise, unauthorized access, and potential data theft or site manipulation. All organizations using this plugin require immediate remediation to prevent account takeover.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: immediately disable and remove the plugin from all affected WordPress installations; implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious authentication patterns; enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all accounts, prioritizing administrators; restrict administrative account access by IP allowlist; and deploy enhanced logging and real-time alerting on authentication events to identify potential exploitation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche third-party WordPress social-login plugin, small install base
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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