9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-2704
WordPress BP Social Connect Facebook Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The BP Social Connect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a Facebook login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.

INFO

Published Date :

May 19, 2023, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2704 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vibethemes bp_social_connect

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2704 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-288
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lana.codes/lanavdb/1bd0dfd9-ffec-4d69-bc55-286751300cab/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L138 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L138 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L188 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-social-connect/tags/1.5/includes/social/facebook/class.facebook.php#L188 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2914042%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&old=1904372%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file6 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2914042%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&old=1904372%40bp-social-connect%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file6 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44c96df2-530a-4ebe-b722-c606a7b135f9?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44c96df2-530a-4ebe-b722-c606a7b135f9?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vibethemes:bp_social_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-2704 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.04%

score

0.68109

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Privileges Required
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