Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect <= 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Spotify OAuth Callback
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-18961 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-12 03:16:42 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-12 21:00:52 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.004540000 probability, percentile 0.375340000 (date 2026-08-14)
Problem Types: CWE-287 | CWE-287 CWE-287 Improper Authentication
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Fahdaslam | Social Login Passkeys Magic Link Email OTP Passwordless Login By VentraConnect | affected 1.4.3 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-current-users-profile | [email protected] | developer.spotify.com | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d7c0f21a-b04c-407e-9e8c-f81a1... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/class-oauth.php | [email protected] | plugins.svn.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/providers/clas... | [email protected] | plugins.svn.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/providers/norm... | [email protected] | plugins.svn.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3642024/ventraconnect-social-login | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ventraconnect-social-login/tags/1.4.3/includes/class-user-lin... | [email protected] | plugins.svn.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Civitasmass (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-08-06T07:35:18.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-08-11T13:46:45.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.