Mastodon Fixes Severe Flaw Allowing Impersonation and Account Takeovers
Mastodon, the decentralized social networking platform, recently addressed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-23832) that posed a severe threat by allowing attackers to impersonate and take over remote accounts.
This flaw, rated 9.4 on the CVSS scale, affected all Mastodon versions prior to 3.5.17, 4.0.13, 4.1.13, and 4.2.5.
The platform, gaining popularity especially after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, urged all Mastodon server administrators to swiftly upgrade to version 4.2.5 to safeguard their user instances.
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The platform refrained from disclosing technical details immediately to prevent potential exploitation but plans to share more information on February 15, 2024. In a move to protect its nearly 12 million users spread across 11,000 instances, Mastodon displayed a prominent banner notifying admins about the critical update and urging swift action to avert potential account hijacking.
Alert served to server admins
Source: Kevin Beaumont
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This incident follows a previous critical bug fix in July 2023, illustrating Mastodon’s commitment to fortifying its security against potential threats.
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