Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU80914

#VU80914 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in Mastodon - CVE-2023-42451

Published: September 20, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU80914

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42451

CWE-ID: CWE-706

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Mastodon

Software vendor:
Mastodon

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to invalid domain name normalization. A remote attacker can spoof domains they do not own.

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