CVE-2025-27157
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
27/02/2025
Last modified:
24/06/2025
Description
Mastodon is a self-hosted, federated microblogging platform. Starting in version 4.2.0 and prior to versions 4.2.16 and 4.3.4, the rate limits are missing on `/auth/setup`. Without those rate limits, an attacker can craft requests that will send an email to an arbitrary addresses. Versions 4.2.16 and 4.3.4 fix the issue.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 (including) | 4.2.16 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 (including) | 4.3.4 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



