Description
Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. In versions prior to 5.6.0, upon authentication, the user could be associated by e-mail even if the `associate_by_email` pipeline was not included. This could lead to account compromise when a third-party authentication service does not validate provided e-mail addresses or doesn't require unique e-mail addresses. Version 5.6.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, review the authentication service policy on e-mail addresses; many will not allow exploiting this vulnerability.
References (6)
Scores
CVSS v4
6.3
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
26.0%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-303
Status
published
Products (2)
pypi/social-auth-app-django
0 - 5.6.0PyPI
python-social-auth/social-app-django
< 5.6.0
Published
Oct 09, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026