CVE-2023-42450
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Sep 19, 2023
Updated: Feb 16, 2024
CWE ID 918
CWE ID 113
Summary
CVE-2023-42450 is a vulnerability affecting Mastodon, an open-source social network server. Versions 4.2.0-beta1 and earlier are impacted. Maliciously crafted input can be used to inject arbitrary data into HTTP requests issued by Mastodon. This issue can lead to confused deputy attacks if the server configuration includes `ALLOWED_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES`, allowing access to local exploitable services. The vulnerability has been addressed in version 4.2.0-rc2, which includes a patch.
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