CVE-2023-2982

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

WordPress Social Login and Register <= 7.6.4 - Authentication Bypass via Insufficient Encryption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-2982 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including RandomRobbieBF, H4K6, wshinkle. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (CVE-2023-2982) by encrypting and encoding an email address to bypass login validation. It can either test a specific email or crawl the target website for emails using Katana and Nuclei.

Description

The WordPress Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 7.6.4. This is due to insufficient encryption on the user being supplied during a login validated 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 know the email address associated with that user. This was partially patched in version 7.6.4 and fully patched in version 7.6.5.

Exploits (4)

nomisec WORKING POC 82 stars
by RandomRobbieBF · remote
https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-2982

This PoC exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (CVE-2023-2982) by encrypting and encoding an email address to bypass login validation. It can either test a specific email or crawl the target website for emails using Katana and Nuclei.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) <= 7.6.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target website URL · Optional: Valid email address associated with a user account
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 8 stars
by H4K6 · remote
https://github.com/H4K6/CVE-2023-2982-POC

This PoC exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in WordPress Social Login and Register plugin by encrypting and encoding an email address to bypass login validation. It can either use a provided email or crawl the target website for emails using Katana and Nuclei.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) <= 7.6.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target website URL · Optional: Valid email address associated with a user account
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by wshinkle · infoleak
https://github.com/wshinkle/CVE-2023-2982

This PoC exploits CVE-2023-2982 by encoding email and app name using AES-ECB encryption and sending them to a target host to bypass authentication. It checks for WordPress cookies in the response to confirm successful exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress with miniOrange's OpenID Connect plugin
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target host running vulnerable WordPress plugin · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by LoaiEsam37 · client-side
https://github.com/LoaiEsam37/CVE-2023-2982

This PoC exploits CVE-2023-2982, an authentication bypass vulnerability in miniOrange's Social Login and Register plugin for WordPress. It automates the login process by encrypting and encoding email addresses, then attempting to authenticate via a crafted POST request.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: miniOrange Social Login and Register plugin for WordPress (versions <= 7.6.4)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target WordPress site with vulnerable miniOrange plugin · List of potential user emails in input.txt
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Miniorange Social Login and Register <= 7.6.3 - Authentication Bypass
CRITICALVERIFIEDby ritikchaddha

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.7012
EPSS Percentile 98.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-12-18
CWE
CWE-288
Status published
Products (2)
cyberlord92/miniOrange Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) < 7.6.4
miniorange/wordpress_social_login_and_register_\(discord\,_google\,_twitter\,_linkedin\) < 7.6.5
Published Jun 29, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026