Detections
Analytics
Mastodon 4.0.x < 4.0.5 Multiples Vulnerabilities
critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114491
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Synopsis
Mastodon 4.0.x < 4.0.5 Multiples VulnerabilitiesDescription
According to its self-reported version number, the Mastodon application running on the remote host is prior to 3.5.9 or 4.0.x prior to 4.0.5 or 4.1.x prior to 4.1.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiples vulnerabilities :- Verified profile links can be formatted in a misleading way - Denial of Service through slow HTTP responses - Arbitrary file creation through media attachments - XSS through oEmbed preview cards
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 4.0.5 or later.See Also
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-55j9-c3mp-6fcq
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-9928-3cp5-93fm
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-ccm4-vgcc-73hp
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 114491
Type: remote
Family: Component Vulnerability
Published: 11/5/2024
Updated: 11/5/2024
Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36460
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36460
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-36459, CVE-2023-36460, CVE-2023-36461, CVE-2023-36462
OWASP: 2010-A2, 2010-A4, 2013-A3, 2013-A4, 2013-A9, 2017-A5, 2017-A7, 2017-A9, 2021-A1, 2021-A3, 2021-A6
WASC: Cross-Site Scripting, Denial of Service, Improper Input Handling, Path Traversal
CAPEC: 10, 101, 104, 108, 109, 110, 120, 125, 126, 13, 130, 135, 136, 14, 147, 153, 182, 197, 209, 22, 229, 23, 230, 231, 24, 250, 261, 267, 28, 3, 31, 42, 43, 45, 46, 469, 47, 473, 482, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 493, 494, 495, 496, 52, 528, 53, 588, 591, 592, 63, 64, 67, 7, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79, 8, 80, 81, 83, 85, 88, 9
DISA STIG: APSC-DV-002400, APSC-DV-002490, APSC-DV-002560, APSC-DV-002630
HIPAA: 164.306(a)(1), 164.306(a)(2)
ISO: 27001-A.12.6.1, 27001-A.14.2.5
NIST: sp800_53-CM-6b, sp800_53-SC-5, sp800_53-SI-10
OWASP API: 2019-API7, 2023-API8
OWASP ASVS: 4.0.2-12.3.1, 4.0.2-14.2.1, 4.0.2-5.1.3, 4.0.2-5.3.3