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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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
python-social-auth social-core < 5.0.0 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 social-auth-core 5.0.2-1 —
Debian 13 social-auth-core No fix yet —
Debian 12 social-auth-core No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 python3.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS python3.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3.12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python3.10 No fix yet —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS python2.7 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS python2.7 +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS python2.7 +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS python2.7 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS python2.7 +2 No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI social-auth-core < 5.0.0 5.0.0 GHSA-vqg6-3fw6-j9jg

References