VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-36459
CVSS score9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-07-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Starting in version 1.3 and prior to versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3, an attacker using carefully crafted oEmbed data can bypass the HTML sanitization performed by Mastodon and include arbitrary HTML in oEmbed preview cards. This introduces a vector for cross-site scripting (XSS) payloads that can be rendered in the user's browser when a preview card for a malicious link is clicked through. Versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3 contain a patch for this issue.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-79
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Mailing List
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory