Python Social Auth up to 4.x vk-app auth_key data authenticity

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Python Social Auth up to 4.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component vk-app. Executing a manipulation of the argument auth_key can lead to data authenticity. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-57178. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Python Social Auth up to 4.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component vk-app. The manipulation of the argument auth_key with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, the `vk-app` backend accepted VK application callback data without verifying the callback signature when the `auth_key` parameter was omitted. Applications using this backend could treat unsigned attacker-controlled data as a verified VK identity. An attacker could choose callback fields such as `viewer_id`, `access_token`, `api_id`, and `api_result`, potentially allowing authentication as an arbitrary VK user ID. The issue affects only applications using the `vk-app` backend. The issue has been fixed in version 5.0.0 by requiring `auth_key` to be present and valid before callback data is trusted.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-57178 since 06/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Python Social Auth

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• 4.x

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• open-source

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