Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-36462

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.
Published 2023-07-06 20:15:09
Updated 2023-07-13 19:27:42
Source GitHub, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2023-36462

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36462

EPSS FAQ
1.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-36462

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.4
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.8
2.5
 NIST
5.4
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.8
2.5
 GitHub, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2023-36462

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-36462

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