Python Social Auth - Django has unsafe account association
Impact
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.
Patches
Workarounds
Review the authentication service policy on e-mail addresses; many will not allow exploiting this vulnerability.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | social-auth-app-django | < 5.6.0 | 5.6.0 |
References
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/security/advisories/GHSA-wv4w-6qv2-qqfg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61783
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/issues/220
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/issues/231
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/issues/634
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/pull/803
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django/commit/10c80e2ebabeccd4e9c84ad0e16e1db74148ed4c
- https://github.com/python-social-auth/social-app-django
- https://pypi.org/project/social-auth-app-django
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv4w-6qv2-qqfg
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-290, CWE-303- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
social-auth-app-django- Disclosed
- 09.10.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1932 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wv4w-6qv2-qqfg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: social-auth-app-django
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 04.2024 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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