Critical severity · published Dec 18, 2024
CVE-2024-52591
Missing validation allows spoofed profiles and notes in Misskey
9.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Misskey is an open source, federated social media platform. In affected versions missing validation in `ApRequestService.signedGet` and `HttpRequestService.getActivityJson` allows an attacker to create fake user profiles and forged notes. The spoofed users will appear to be from a different instance than the one where they actually exist, and the forged notes will appear to be posted by a different user. Vulnerable Misskey instances will accept the spoofed objects as valid, allowing an attacker to impersonate other users and instances. The attacker retains full control of the spoofed user / note and can interact like a real account. This issue has been addressed in version 2024.11.0-alpha.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MI
misskey · misskey-dev
< 2024.11.0-alpha.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52591
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52591
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/security/advisories/GHSA-m2gq-69fp-6hv4
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