GitHub_MCVELIST:CVE-2023-36462CVE-2023-36462 Mastodon's verified profile links can be formatted in a misleading way
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
32.5%
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.
CNA Affected
[
{
"vendor": "mastodon",
"product": "mastodon",
"versions": [
{
"version": ">= 2.6.0, < 3.5.9",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": ">= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5",
"status": "affected"
},
{
"version": ">= 4.1.0, < 4.1.3",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]Related
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
32.5%