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Mastodon 4.2.x < 4.2.7 Unrestricted File Upload

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114479

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Synopsis

Mastodon 4.2.x < 4.2.7 Unrestricted File Upload

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the version of Mastodon running on the remote host is prior to 3.5.19 or 4.0.x prior to 4.0.15 or 4.1.x prior to 4.1.15 or 4.2.x prior to 4.2.7. Therefore, it may be affected by a lack of media type verification of Activity Streams objects allows impersonation of remote accounts.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mastodon version 4.2.7 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-jhrq-qvrm-qr36

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 114479

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2024

Updated: 11/5/2024

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-25623

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-25623

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-25623