CVE-2026-57179

medium
Assigned by CNA: github_m
Published 2026-09-24 · Modified 2026-09-24
CVSS v3
4.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
4.2

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
52%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

CWEs

CWE-384

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.