CVE-2026-57179
MediumCVSS 4.2Summary
In Python Social Auth prior to version 5.0.0, the partial-pipeline resume mechanism accepted partial_token as a bearer credential without binding it to the browser session that created it. Applications using resumable partial pipeline steps could allow an attacker to start an authentication flow and cause a victim's browser to resume that attacker-controlled flow.
Risk Assessment
This could authenticate the victim's browser as the attacker's account, leading to session takeover or unauthorized access. The issue affects steps such as mail_validation or custom steps decorated with @partial.
Recommendation
Update Python Social Auth to version 5.0.0 or later, which binds partial pipeline resumes to the originating browser session. Check whether your application uses resumable partial pipeline steps.
Other vulnerabilities in Python Social Auth
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Python Social Auth prior to version 5.0.0 in the vk-app backend accepts VK callback data without verifying the signature when the auth_key parameter is omitted. An attacker can send unsigned attacker-controlled data and authenticate as an arbitrary VK user. The issue affects only applications using the vk-app backend. The fix in version 5.0.0 requires auth_key to be present and valid.
- CVE-2026-57177Medium
In Python Social Auth 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, and an attacker could cause a victim's browser session to complete authentication using an attacker-controlled LoginRadius token.
- CVE-2026-57176Medium
In Python Social Auth prior to version 5.0.0, the Vend OAuth2 backend used only the numeric Vend user_id as the social-auth UID. When multiple Vend shops authenticate through the same application, users from different shops with the same internal Vend user ID could collide in the social-auth association table.
- CVE-2026-57175Medium
In Python Social Auth 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.
Original NVD description (English source)
Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, the partial-pipeline resume mechanism accepted `partial_token` as a bearer credential without binding it to the browser session that created it. Applications using resumable partial pipeline steps could allow an attacker to start an authentication flow, obtain a valid partial token and verification data, and cause a victim's browser to resume that attacker-controlled flow. This could authenticate the victim's browser as the attacker's account. The issue affects applications using partial pipeline steps such as `mail_validation` or custom steps decorated with `@partial`. The issue has been fixed in version 5.0.0 by binding partial pipeline resumes to the originating browser session.