CVE-2026-57175

social-auth-core has an Improper Authentication issue

Published Sep 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, the SAML backend accepted SAML responses on the Assertion Consumer Service endpoint without verifying that they matched a previously issued `AuthnRequest`. Applications using SAML account association could allow an attacker with a valid account on a trusted IdP to link the attacker's SAML identity to a logged-in victim's local account. The attacker could then authenticate through SAML and gain access to the victim's account. The issue affects applications using the SAML backend together with authenticated account association. The issue has been fixed in version 5.0.0 by validating SAML responses against stored `AuthnRequest` IDs.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vq6g-g6c7-5f2j social-auth-core has an Improper Authentication issue
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Python-social-auth
Python-social-auth social-core
Vendors & Products Python-social-auth
Python-social-auth social-core
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Description Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, the SAML backend accepted SAML responses on the Assertion Consumer Service endpoint without verifying that they matched a previously issued `AuthnRequest`. Applications using SAML account association could allow an attacker with a valid account on a trusted IdP to link the attacker's SAML identity to a logged-in victim's local account. The attacker could then authenticate through SAML and gain access to the victim's account. The issue affects applications using the SAML backend together with authenticated account association. The issue has been fixed in version 5.0.0 by validating SAML responses against stored `AuthnRequest` IDs.
Title social-auth-core has an Improper Authentication issue
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 5, 2026, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2026, 1:47 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Oct 5, 2026, 4:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 24, 2026, 5:11 PM