Description
Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, 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. The issue has been fixe in version 5.0.0 by enabling callback state validation for the LoginRadius backend.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Authentication (Impersonation)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Python Social Auth’s LoginRadius backend previously failed to validate the OAuth state parameter during authentication. This omission enabled a login CSRF attack, letting an attacker coercively complete a user’s login flow with an attacker-controlled token, effectively authenticating the victim as the attacker’s LoginRadius account. The resulting impact is unauthorized access to the victim’s session and any resources tied to that identity.

Affected Systems

Applications that integrate the python-social-auth:social-core package via its LoginRadius backend and are running a version older than 5.0.0 are susceptible. Versions 5.0.0 and newer include state validation, rendering the issue resolved.

Risk and Exploitability

The calculated CVSS score of 4.3 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score is < 1%, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector is inferred to be a social login flow where the attacker supplies a forged authentication request, exploiting the missing state check.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 00:28 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade python-social-auth to version 5.0.0 or later
  • Verify that state validation is enabled for the LoginRadius backend in the deployment configuration
  • If upgrading is not immediately possible, disable the LoginRadius backend or restrict its usage to mitigate CSRF risk

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 00:28 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x7qq-23vw-7pfg social-auth-core has Login CSRF via Missing State Parameter in LoginRadius Backend
History

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-358
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, 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. The issue has been fixe in version 5.0.0 by enabling callback state validation for the LoginRadius backend.
Title social-auth-core has Login CSRF via Missing State Parameter in LoginRadius Backend
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Python-social-auth Social-core
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T15:33:08.902Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T01:47:55.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-57177

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T14:47:06.483Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-24T18:17:14.823

Modified: 2026-10-05T16:17:14.560

Link: CVE-2026-57177

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-24T17:24:11Z

Links: CVE-2026-57177 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T00:30:19Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-352

    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

  • CWE-358

    Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard