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GHSA-x7qq-23vw-7pfg

MediumCVSS 4.3 / 10
Published Sep 24, 2026·Last modified Sep 24, 2026
Affected Components(1)
PyPI logosocial-auth-core
< 5.0.0
Description

Impact

The LoginRadius backend did not validate OAuth state during the authentication flow.

Applications using this backend were vulnerable to login CSRF. An attacker could cause a victim's browser session to complete authentication using an attacker-controlled LoginRadius token, making the victim authenticated as the attacker's LoginRadius identity.

The issue affects only applications using the LoginRadius backend.

Patches

The issue has been fixed by enabling callback state validation for the LoginRadius backend.

Users should upgrade to a patched version.

Fix:

  • https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-core/pull/1808

Workarounds

Applications that cannot upgrade immediately should disable the LoginRadius backend by removing it from SOCIAL_AUTH_AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS.

There is no complete workaround while continuing to use the vulnerable backend.

Credits

Reported through GitHub private vulnerability reporting by Liyi Zhou, Ziyue Wang, Strick, Maurice, and Chenchen Yu from the University of Sydney security research team.

Reporter references:

  • https://lzhou1110.github.io/
  • https://zyy0530.github.io/
  • https://str1ckl4nd.github.io/
  • https://maurice.busystar.org/
  • https://7thparkk.github.io/
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Risk Scores
Base Score
4.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
4.0

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.11%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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