CVE-2024-9501
📋 TL;DR
The Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter WordPress plugin has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user, including administrators, if they know the user's email address and the user doesn't have an existing account with the social service. This affects all versions up to and including 3.0.7. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain administrative access to WordPress sites, enabling complete site takeover, data theft, malware injection, and defacement.
Likely Case
Attackers compromise user accounts, steal sensitive data, and potentially escalate to administrative privileges on vulnerable sites.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and access controls, impact is limited to unauthorized access that can be detected and contained.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires knowledge of target user email addresses and that those users don't have existing social service accounts. Public technical details and code changes are available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.0.8 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3173675/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 3.0.8+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable the vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate wp-social
Disable social login functionality
allRemove or disable social login features in plugin settings if available.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block authentication bypass attempts
- Enable detailed logging for authentication events and monitor for suspicious login patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter' version 3.0.7 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-social --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 3.0.8 or later in WordPress admin panel or via wp-cli: wp plugin get wp-social --field=version📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual authentication patterns via social login
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from same IP
- User logins from unexpected locations or IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to social login endpoints with manipulated parameters
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/wp-social/
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-social" OR "social-login") AND (status="200" OR "authenticated") | stats count by src_ip, user