CVE-2025-62605

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. In Mastodon version 4.4, support for verifiable quote posts with quote controls was added, but it is possible for an attacker to bypass these controls in Mastodon versions prior to 4.4.8 and 4.5.0-beta.2. Mastodon internally treats reblogs as statuses. Since they were not special-treated, an attacker could reblog any post, then quote their reblog, technically quoting themselves, but having the quote feature a preview of the post they did not get authorization for with all of the affordances that would be otherwise denied by the quote controls. This issue has been patched in versions 4.4.8 and 4.5.0-beta.2.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:4.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Dec 2025, 13:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Joinmastodon mastodon
Joinmastodon
CPE cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:4.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/2dc4552229b55e2e4adaef675e68ed7ae123d78e - () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/2dc4552229b55e2e4adaef675e68ed7ae123d78e - Patch
References () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/405a49df44033e7d179f3d44d59fb68a67d54789 - () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/405a49df44033e7d179f3d44d59fb68a67d54789 - Patch
References () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.8 - () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.8 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.2 - () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.2 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-8h43-rcqj-wpc6 - () https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-8h43-rcqj-wpc6 - Vendor Advisory

21 Oct 2025, 17:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-21 17:15

Updated : 2025-12-12 13:39


NVD link : CVE-2025-62605

Mitre link : CVE-2025-62605

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-62605


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Products Affected

joinmastodon

  • mastodon
CWE
CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions