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CVE-2023-28853 Detail

Description

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub Mastodon allows configuration of LDAP for authentication. Starting in version 2.5.0 and prior to versions 3.5.8, 4.0.4, and 4.1.2, the LDAP query made during login is insecure and the attacker can perform LDAP injection attack to leak arbitrary attributes from LDAP database. This issue is fixed in versions 3.5.8, 4.0.4, and 4.1.2.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/6
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/94cbd808b5b3e7999c7e77dc724b7e8c9dd2bdec/app/models/concerns/ldap_authenticable.rb#L7-L14 Product 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/94cbd808b5b3e7999c7e77dc724b7e8c9dd2bdec/app/models/concerns/ldap_authenticable.rb#L7-L14 Product 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/94cbd808b5b3e7999c7e77dc724b7e8c9dd2bdec/config/initializers/devise.rb#L398-L414 Product 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/94cbd808b5b3e7999c7e77dc724b7e8c9dd2bdec/config/initializers/devise.rb#L398-L414 Product 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/24379 Patch 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/24379 Patch 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.5.8 Release Notes 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.5.8 Release Notes 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.4 Release Notes 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.4 Release Notes 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.1.2 Release Notes 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.1.2 Release Notes 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-38g9-pfm9-gfqv Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-38g9-pfm9-gfqv Exploit  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-90 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-28853
NVD Published Date:
04/04/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.