HivePress Authentication <= 1.1.4 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via 'access_token' Parameter to Facebook Authenticator
Description
The HivePress Authentication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via the access_token parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.4. This is due to the authenticate_user function's Facebook authenticator resolving third-party identity by forwarding the attacker-supplied access_token to the Facebook Graph API and trusting the returned email and ID verbatim, without performing any application ID or audience validation — specifically, no /debug_token verification and no comparison of the token's app_id against the configured hp_facebook_app_id. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, whose email address is associated with a Facebook account for which the attacker can obtain any valid access token. Important Note: To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker must obtain the victim's access token.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=1.1.4
- Range: <=1.1.4
Patches
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References
6- developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/guides/advanced/manual-flow/mitre
- github.com/hivepress/hivepress-authentication/commit/f97d9109002905cf57597d15c535d1155dc64657mitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress-authentication/tags/1.1.4/includes/components/class-facebook-authentication.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hivepress-authentication/tags/1.1.4/includes/controllers/class-authentication.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3664231/hivepress-authenticationmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c0ba6392-e6f7-479a-8b9b-9cea4b140c71mitre
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