CVE-2024-11087
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication in WordPress sites using the miniOrange Social Login Pro Addon plugin. Attackers can log in as any existing user (including administrators) if they know the username and the user doesn't have an existing account with the social service. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- miniOrange Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) Pro Addon for WordPress
📦 What is this software?
Social Login by Miniorange
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrative access, install backdoors, steal sensitive data, deface the site, or use it for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gain administrative access to vulnerable WordPress sites, potentially compromising all site content, user data, and server resources.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if plugin is disabled or patched before exploitation, though any prior unauthorized access would still need investigation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires knowing target usernames and that those users don't have existing social media accounts linked. The vulnerability is in token verification logic.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 200.3.9
Vendor Advisory: https://www.miniorange.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'miniOrange Social Login and Register Pro Addon'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from vendor site and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable the vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the miniOrange Social Login plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate miniorange-social-login-pro-addon
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the miniOrange Social Login plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious authentication attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'miniOrange Social Login and Register Pro Addon' version 200.3.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get miniorange-social-login-pro-addon --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 200.3.9 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication events from social login endpoints
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- User accounts logging in from unexpected locations
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-content/plugins/miniorange-social-login-pro-addon/ endpoints with unusual parameters
- Traffic patterns showing authentication bypass attempts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "miniorange-social-login" AND ("authentication" OR "login") AND status="200"