Security readout for executives and security teams
This issue can make a vulnerable Mastodon server stop responding by keeping its workers tied up during very slow outbound HTTP responses. The main business impact is service availability, not data theft or data modification. Patched releases are available for the affected supported branches. Exposure is most relevant to Mastodon instances running <3.5.9, 4.0.0-4.0.4, or 4.1.0-4.1.2. Federated servers that perform outgoing HTTP requests to remote ActivityPub servers are the plausible risk area. Treat this as a high-priority availability fix for public or federated Mastodon services. It does not indicate data compromise, but it can disrupt service access and community operations until patched. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Mastodon to 3.5.9, 4.0.5, 4.1.3, or later as applicable.; Review the Mastodon advisory and release notes before deployment.; Prioritize externally federating instances where uptime is business-critical..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-9pxv-6qvf-pjwcCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/c5929798bf7e56cc2c79b15bed0c4692ded3dcb6CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.5.9CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.5CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.1.3CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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