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CVE-2026-57177GHSA-x7qq-23vw-7pfgPYSEC-2026-4169

social-auth-core has Login CSRF via Missing State Parameter in LoginRadius Backend

python-social-auth social-auth-corepipRuntimes & languages
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CVSS
4.3Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.11%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in5.0.0Fixed versionGitHub
Published24 Sep 2026Updated 5 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 5.0.0social-auth-core, pipGitHub
  • 5.0.0social-auth-core, PyPIOSVpip install "social-auth-core>=5.0.0"

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

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/

Text from GitHub Advisory Database

Affected versions 53

  • social-auth-core, pip< 5.0.0GitHub
  • social-coreaffected: < 5.0.0CVE List
  • social-auth-core, PyPIfrom first release, fixed in 5.0.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI0.0.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI0.1.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI0.2.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI0.2.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.0.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.0.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.1.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.2.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.3.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.4.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.5.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.6.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI1.7.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI2.0.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.0.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.1.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.2.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.3.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.3.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.3.2OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.3.3OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI3.4.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.0.2OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.0.3OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.1.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.2.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.3.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.4.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.4.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.4.2OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.2OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.3OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.4OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.5OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.5.6OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.6.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.6.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.7.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.1OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.2OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.3OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.4OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.5OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.6OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.8.7OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.9.0OSV
  • social-auth-core, PyPI4.9.1OSV

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