What is the severity of CVE-2023-49952?

CVE-2023-49952 has a severity rating that indicates the potential for significant impact on the affected systems due to rate limiting bypass.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49952?

To fix CVE-2023-49952, upgrade to Mastodon version 4.1.17 or 4.2.9 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

What versions of Mastodon are affected by CVE-2023-49952?

Mastodon versions prior to 4.1.17 and 4.2.9 are affected by CVE-2023-49952.

What does CVE-2023-49952 exploit?

CVE-2023-49952 exploits a misconfiguration allowing attackers to bypass rate limiting through crafted HTTP request headers.

Is there any workaround for CVE-2023-49952?

There are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2023-49952; the best mitigation is upgrading to the patched versions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-49952

high

7.5

CWE

18/11/2024

19/11/2024

CVE-2023-49952: XSS

First published: Mon Nov 18 2024(Updated: )

Mastodon 4.1.x before 4.1.17 and 4.2.x before 4.2.9 allows a bypass of rate limiting via a crafted HTTP request header.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Mastodon	<4.1.17<4.2.9

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49952?
CVE-2023-49952 has a severity rating that indicates the potential for significant impact on the affected systems due to rate limiting bypass.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49952?
To fix CVE-2023-49952, upgrade to Mastodon version 4.1.17 or 4.2.9 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.
What versions of Mastodon are affected by CVE-2023-49952?
Mastodon versions prior to 4.1.17 and 4.2.9 are affected by CVE-2023-49952.
What does CVE-2023-49952 exploit?
CVE-2023-49952 exploits a misconfiguration allowing attackers to bypass rate limiting through crafted HTTP request headers.
Is there any workaround for CVE-2023-49952?
There are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2023-49952; the best mitigation is upgrading to the patched versions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49952?
CVE-2023-49952 has a severity rating that indicates the potential for significant impact on the affected systems due to rate limiting bypass.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49952?
To fix CVE-2023-49952, upgrade to Mastodon version 4.1.17 or 4.2.9 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.
What versions of Mastodon are affected by CVE-2023-49952?
Mastodon versions prior to 4.1.17 and 4.2.9 are affected by CVE-2023-49952.
What does CVE-2023-49952 exploit?
CVE-2023-49952 exploits a misconfiguration allowing attackers to bypass rate limiting through crafted HTTP request headers.
Is there any workaround for CVE-2023-49952?
There are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2023-49952; the best mitigation is upgrading to the patched versions.