CVE-2023-49952
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMastodon
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.1.17v < 4.2.94.1.0 ≤ v < 4.1.174.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.9
Affected range stops below 4.1.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79
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