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.
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GHSA-vq6g-g6c7-5f2j | social-auth-core has an Improper Authentication issue |
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-24T17:11:49.925Z
Reserved: 2026-06-24T01:47:55.286Z
Link: CVE-2026-57175
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-24T18:17:14.523
Modified: 2026-09-24T18:17:14.523
Link: CVE-2026-57175
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