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CVE-2023-42451 — Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to versions 3.5.14, 4.0.10, 4.1.8, and 4.2.0-rc2, under certain circumstances, attackers can exploit a flaw in domain name normalization to spoof domains they do not own. Versions 3.5.14, 4.0.10, 4.

CVSS
7.4 HIGH
EPSS
35.00% (top 42.60%)
CWE
CWE-706
Published
2023-09-19T15:56:46.962Z
Last modified
2024-09-24T20:36:19.326Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to versions 3.5.14, 4.0.10, 4.1.8, and 4.2.0-rc2, under certain circumstances, attackers can exploit a flaw in domain name normalization to spoof domains they do not own. Versions 3.5.14, 4.0.10, 4.1.8, and 4.2.0-rc2 contain a patch for this issue.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
mastodonmastodon< 3.5.14, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.8, >= 4.2.0-beta1, < 4.2.0-rc2

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

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

09References

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