CVE-2023-29218 — The Twitter Recommendation Algorithm through ec83d01 allows attackers to cause a
The Twitter Recommendation Algorithm through ec83d01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reduction of reputation score) by arranging for multiple Twitter accounts to coordinate negative signals regarding a target account, such as unfollowing, muting, blocking, and repo
Published
2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-02-18T16:59:47.104Z
01What is this vulnerability?
The Twitter Recommendation Algorithm through ec83d01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reduction of reputation score) by arranging for multiple Twitter accounts to coordinate negative signals regarding a target account, such as unfollowing, muting, blocking, and reporting, as exploited in the wild in March and April 2023. NOTE: Vendor states that allowing users to unfollow, mute…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-02-18T16:59:47.104Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/issues/1386
- twitter.com — https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642324821324230657
- steventey.com — https://steventey.com/blog/twitter-algorithm
- twitter.com — https://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1641976913165180929
- twitter.com — https://twitter.com/Kaptain_Kobold/status/1642379706925477888
- github.com — https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/tree/ec83d01dcaebf369444d75ed04b3625a0a…
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