Mastodon < 4.2.5 Authentication Bypass

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114482

Synopsis

Mastodon < 4.2.5 Authentication Bypass

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the version of Mastodon running on the remote host is prior to 3.5.17 or 4.0.x prior to 4.0.13 or 4.1.x prior to 4.1.13 or 4.2.x prior to 4.2.5. Therefore, it may be affected by a remote user impersonation and takeover.

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 4.2.5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-3fjr-858r-92rw

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 114482

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2024

Updated: 11/5/2024

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23832

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23832

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23832