CVE-2024-7503
📋 TL;DR
The WooCommerce Social Login plugin for WordPress has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, if they know the user ID. This affects all versions up to 2.7.5 when the email module is enabled. WordPress sites using this plugin are at immediate risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- WooCommerce - Social Login WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ 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 privileges, modify content, steal customer data, or install malicious plugins/themes.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if email module is disabled or strong network controls prevent exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Attack requires knowledge of target user ID, which can often be enumerated. No authentication needed to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.6 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://codecanyon.net/item/social-login-wordpress-woocommerce-plugin
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WooCommerce Social Login' and check for updates. 4. Update to version 2.7.6 or higher. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Email Module
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable email module in plugin settings
Disable Plugin
allDeactivate the Social Login plugin until patched
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the WooCommerce Social Login plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block exploitation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > WooCommerce Social Login > Version. If version is 2.7.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='WooCommerce Social Login' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.7.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication attempts with user ID parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- Administrative actions from new/unexpected IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with 'woo_slg_confirm_email_user' action
- Requests containing user_id parameter with unusual values
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("woo_slg_confirm_email_user" OR "user_id" AND "action=confirm_email")