Description
Python Social Auth is a social authentication and registration mechanism. Prior to 6.2.0, OpenIdConnectAuth in social_core/backends/open_id_connect.py uses get_and_store_nonce to place the OpenID Connect nonce in a shared OpenIdConnectAssociation table, and get_nonce and validate_claims verify only that the nonce exists and has not expired rather than binding it to the browser session and OAuth state that initiated the login. An attacker who obtains a victim's unused authorization code can start a separate login to obtain valid state for the attacker's browser, submit the victim's code with that state, and pass nonce validation because the victim nonce is globally available. With DEFAULT_USE_PKCE disabled in the default OpenIdConnectAuth configuration, the attacker can be logged in as the victim. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-social-auth | social-core | < 6.2.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | social-auth-core | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-social-auth-core | 7.2.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12558-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | social-auth-core | < 6.2.0 | 6.2.0 | GHSA-h2r5-x5m7-3935 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12558-1 python313-social-auth-core-7.2.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 14, 2026
References
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-core/security/advisories/GHSA-h2r5-x5m7-3935
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-core/pull/2141
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-core/commit/c2f2ae4663bef19ee8b07f2cf5a2344f9155d826
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-core/releases/tag/6.2.0