Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-2704
The BP Social Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a Facebook login through the plugin. 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 email.
Products affected by CVE-2023-2704
- cpe:2.3:a:vibethemes:bp_social_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-2704
0.30%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 70 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-2704
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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NIST | |
|
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-2704
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The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)
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The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-2704
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44c96df2-530a-4ebe-b722-c606a7b135f9?source=cve
Third Party Advisory
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L188
Exploit
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2914042%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&old=1904372%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file6
Diff [1904372:2914042] for bp-social-connect/trunk – WordPress Plugin RepositoryPatch
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https://lana.codes/lanavdb/1bd0dfd9-ffec-4d69-bc55-286751300cab/
BuddyPress Social Connect by VibeThemes WordPress plugin Authentication Bypass – Lana Codes
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L138
class.facebook.php in bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook – WordPress Plugin RepositoryExploit
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