CVE-2023-36462

Summary

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Starting in version 2.6.0 and prior to versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3, an attacker can craft a verified profile link using specific formatting to conceal arbitrary parts of the link, enabling it to appear to link to a different URL altogether. The link is visually misleading, but clicking on it will reveal the actual link. This can still be used for phishing, though, similar to IDN homograph attacks. Versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3 contain a patch for this issue.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
mastodonmastodon>= 2.6.0, < 3.5.9affected
mastodonmastodon>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5affected
mastodonmastodon>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References