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CVE-2026-18961

HIGH 8.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 12, 2026
Last modified
August 12, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-287
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Unverified Provider Email in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This is due to the plugin trusting the unverified email field returned by Spotify's /v1/me endpoint as proof of mailbox ownership — Generic::normalize_common() copies this value into the normalized profile without requiring an email_verified assertion, and User_Links::link_or_login_user() subsequently passes it directly to get_user_by('email', $email) and issues a persistent authentication cookie via wp_set_auth_cookie() without a provider-specific verified-email gate, a local mailbox challenge, or a logged-in approval step. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including Administrators, by supplying a known target email address through a controlled Spotify OAuth flow, gaining full administrative access to the site.

Affected WordPress components

  • Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect Plugin · ventraconnect-social-login
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 1.4.3
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • fahdaslam Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect — Up to and including 1.4.3

References

  • developer.spotify.com https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-current-users-profile
  • plugins.svn.wordpress.org https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/class-oauth.php
  • plugins.svn.wordpress.org https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/class-user-links.php
  • plugins.svn.wordpress.org https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/providers/class-provider-generic.php
  • plugins.svn.wordpress.org https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/providers/normalizer.php
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3642024/ventraconnect-social-login
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d7c0f21a-b04c-407e-9e8c-f81a146deaa8?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record