CVE-2026-77001: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever
Description
CVE-2026-77001 is a critical improper authentication vulnerability in the Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever WordPress plugin through version 1.2.0. The plugin fails to perform any authentication, authorization, or nonce checks in a publicly accessible login handler. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid session as any existing user, including the original administrator account, without needing any credentials.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever WordPress plugin versions up to 1.2.0 contain an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287). One of its publicly accessible login handlers does not enforce authentication, authorization, or nonce validation, enabling unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any user, including administrators, by obtaining a valid session. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to any user account on the affected WordPress site, including the original administrator account, without needing any credentials. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site, allowing full control over site administration and data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable plugin's login handlers or disable the plugin to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-20T07:24:49.747Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a893cc7acd9273b49a6fec0
Added to database: 08/22/2026, 06:08:07 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:04:13 UTC
Last updated: 10/05/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 120
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