Unauthenticated account takeover via unverified Disqus identity
Published Nov 6, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Authentication bypass in Team Heateor Social Login WordPress 1.1.35 and earlier allows remote attackers to access user accounts. The Disqus OAuth flow insufficiently verifies the user returned by the social-login token before matching the supplied email address to a WordPress account. Exploitation requires the victim's email address and no existing Disqus-linked account; administrator access also requires explicit permission for administrator social login.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Team Heateor Social Login WordPress 1.1.35 and earlier allows remote attackers to access user accounts. The Disqus OAuth flow insufficiently verifies the user returned by the social-login token before matching the supplied email address to a WordPress account. Exploitation requires the victim's email address and no existing Disqus-linked account; administrator access also requires explicit permission for administrator social login.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-10020
- Published
- Nov 6, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Team Heateor
- Product
- Heateor Social Login WordPress
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.35
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