CVE-2023-42451 (GCVE-0-2023-42451)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-19 15:56 – Updated: 2024-09-24 20:36
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-706 - Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mastodon mastodon Affected: < 3.5.14
Affected: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10
Affected: >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.8
Affected: >= 4.2.0-beta1, < 4.2.0-rc2
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