Missing Authentication for Critical Function in BP Social Connect - CVE-2023-2704
Published: June 14, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92117
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2704
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VibeThemes
Affected software:
BP Social Connect
BP Social Connect
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a Facebook login through the plugin. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass security restrictions on the target system and log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-2704
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44c96df2-530a-4ebe-b722-c606a7b135f9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L138
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L188
- 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
- https://lana.codes/lanavdb/1bd0dfd9-ffec-4d69-bc55-286751300cab/