CVE-2025-1061 Nextend Social Login Pro <= 3.1.16 - Authentication Bypass via Apple OAuth provider
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication via Apple OAuth to log in as any existing user, including administrators, if they know the email address.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1061?
CVE-2025-1061 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in nextendweb Nextend Social Login Pro, published on 7 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Nextend Social Login Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.1.16. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during the Apple OAuth authenticate request 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.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1061?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-1061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhgg-847r-8x22.